MS Supreme Court rules in governor’s favor in partial veto lawsuit
The ongoing dispute between Governor Tate Reeves and leadership in the state House of Representatives regarding a portion of CARES Act funding has come to an end with the Mississippi Supreme Court…
Two federally charged in kidnapping of child abandoned at Southaven Goodwill
34-year-old Jeremy Fitzgerald and 29-year-old Turliscea Turner, both of Memphis, Tennessee, have been federally charged in a criminal complaint with kidnapping a two-year-old boy whom they later abandoned at a…
Audit reveals “widespread misspending” under previous MDOC leadership
State Auditor Shad White has released the details of an audit into the Mississippi Department of Corrections, revealing “widespread misspending” by previous agency leadership. The audit, which examined the department's…
Congress Adopts Wicker Plan to Improve Hurricane Forecasting, Storm Damage Claims, and Flood Mapping
The MS coast is still recovering from the most active hurricane season on record. A bill that will help improve hurricane forecasting and flood mapping is getting support in the…
Brett DiBiase pleads guilty in DHS embezzlement case
One of the defendants in what State Auditor Shad White has called the “largest public embezzlement case in state history” has pled guilty. According to a tweet from the state…
Thursday Open Lines 12-17-20
This week, Chuck Ivey welcomes Heather Emory from the SBDC and Katie Nations with the Chamber of Commerce to TOL.
MSDH confirms 2,261 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 2,261 new COVID-19 cases. Today’s report—the third straight day back over 2,000—brings the state’s total up to 187,904. With the confirmation of…
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gifts $6M to Tougaloo College
(Image via Facebook/TougalooCollege) Within a 24-hour span, the world's richest woman MacKenzie Scott has donated a combined $31 million to two of Mississippi's HBCUs. On Tuesday, Alcorn State announced that…
Op-ed from Chef Robert St. John: Time is running out for independent restaurants
The following is an op-ed written by Chef and Mississippi restaurant owner Robert St. John regarding the impact of the pandemic on the industry and the need for Congress to…
Aspiring educators encouraged to apply to the Mississippi Teacher Residency Program
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) invites aspiring teachers to apply to the third cohort of the Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR), which is a two-year program that combines college coursework…
