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This all-Black team in Mississippi's private academy league is …
WEBSep 2, 2021 · A new, then-strictly segregated sports league was formed. The Mississippi Private School Association (MPSA) has since become the Mid-South Association of Independent Schools (MAIS). And now, five decades later, the best football team in the league — and perhaps the best in the league’s history …
Waging a living: How Mississippi's abundant low-wage workers …
WEBMay 21, 2019 · Since the last federal minimum wage hike in 2009, the cost of living has increased while the value of a dollar has gone down. The state minimum wage of $7.25 today is worth $6.07 in 2009 dollars.
'Nothing short of a miracle:' How rural hospitals are working …
WEBNov 18, 2021 · While Stribling’s experience is a worst case scenario, it’s not uncommon for rural Mississippians to lack accessible healthcare. Six rural hospitals in Mississippi have closed since 2014, and according to a 2020 study by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, 64% of Mississippi’s remaining rural hospitals are at high risk of closing.. The heart of rural hospitals’ financial troubles is ...
Half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals at risk of closing, report says
WEBFeb 27, 2019 · The list of 31 at-risk Mississippi hospitals, which Mississippi Today obtained, include public and private hospitals spanning every corner of the state, from Merit Health in Natchez and Rush in Meridian to the award-winning North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville.“High financial risk” means a combination of …
Stimulus Guide - Mississippi Today
WEBIndividuals who made between $75,000 and $99,000, married couples who made between $150,000 and $198,000, and heads of households who made between $112,500 to $136,500 will receive a reduced stimulus check. The payment amount is reduced by $5 for every $100 made above the $75,000 threshold for individuals, $112,500 threshold for a …
Fitch certifies Mississippi’s trigger law banning abortion in nearly ...
WEBJun 27, 2022 · Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on Monday certified the state’s 2007 trigger law banning abortion except in cases where the mother’s life is in danger or a rape has been reported to law enforcement. The law will not officially take effect until 10 days from Monday. Officials at Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the state’s ...
Blackface, Confederate reverence a decades old tradition at …
WEBFeb 8, 2019 · The Today The latest headlines delivered weekdays at 7:30 a.m.; The Report A weekly roundup of Mississippi Today stories delivered Saturdays at 7:30 a.m.; Marshall's Mississippi Commentary and exclusive cartoons from …
Attorneys hint feds eyeing Phil Bryant in welfare investigation ...
WEBJan 20, 2023 · As the federal investigation into welfare misspending quietly continues, new texts produced through the court are showing that former Gov. Phil Bryant was so involved in the welfare program, which turned out to be a scam, that he described the program as “us” with a key figure in the scandal, nonprofit founder Nancy New.
Struggling renters in Mississippi can now apply for assistance
WEBMar 29, 2021 · Mississippi is now accepting applications to help struggling renters, three months after then-President Donald Trump signed a massive COVID-19 stimulus bill, including $25 billion for rental assistance. On Monday, the same day the state opened the program, President Joe Biden’s U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …
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