Perspective
RUSS LATINO: Will Senate Republicans have a voting record in favor of Obamacare expansion and against President Trump’s education agenda when session ends?
SID SALTER: Gun Violence a Dangerous Reality in Mississippi Rural Counties
RUSS LATINO: Lawmakers’ School Choice Dilemma: Side with Donald Trump and Mississippi parents or side with the Southern Poverty Law Center
DJ ED: School choice plan wrong investment for educating Mississippi
ROGER WICKER: Trump Is right to back Ukrainian victory
BILL CRAWFORD: Bill Crawford: Secretary of War Attacks Fat Generals & Admirals
MIKE EZELL: Why the Democrats own this government shutdown
BILL CRAWFORD: Trump Says Charlie’s Angry at Him
MIKE HURST: Restoring hope and safety to our nation’s capital and other crime-ridden cities
CHEIKH TAYLOR: We deserve real solutions, not political stunts with our troops
State News
CL: Jackson sees homicides drop from 92 at this point in 2024 to 54 at this point in 2025
CL: Mississippi prison murder indictment forgotten for 3 years until a Clarion Ledger reporter called
CL: Body found hanging at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS, on day of scheduled centennial
CL: Only billionaires in Mississippi make Forbes list of 400 richest people in US, climb rankings
SH: Mississippi Coast doctor arrested in Louisiana child sex crimes investigation
SH: Coroner identifies employee who died in shooting at Ingalls Shipbuilding
WLBT: Morgan Freeman joins TrueCare and MELA for early learning initiative in Mississippi
CL: MS can opt-in to new private school voucher program. What do experts say on the topic?
CL: Family, friends remember Vernon Dahmer Jr., son of civil rights activist, as a ‘gentle’ man
ST: Elon Musk’s AI company buys 114-acre Southaven power plant site
Politics and Government
WDAM: Flood insurance, federal employee pay still hinging on government shutdown; Ezell weighs in on impact
WLOX: Rep. Mike Ezell speaks out on government shutdown
DJ: Public, private educators wary of adopting school choice
ST: Trump nominates former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes to Consumer Product Safety Commission
WSJ: Lessons From Jackson, Mississippi, for Trump’s Crackdown on Urban Crime
ST: Mississippi Republican lawmaker says government shutdown should last ‘maybe a week’
DJ: Oxford civil rights attorney announces candidacy for Congress, stumps at Fairpark
CL: What led US Sen. Hyde-Smith to move office from Downtown Jackson to higher-cost suburb
WDAM: Still working on 2017 tornado repairs, Hattiesburg leaders push FEMA overhaul
CL: Turning Point USA to bring Charlie Kirk tour to Ole Miss with new speakers
Blog
MAG: Hyde-Smith comes out swinging in re-election bid, reports over $2.3 million cash on hand
MT: Report: Mississippi schools face chronic absenteeism
MT: Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk to speak at Ole Miss for Turning Point event
JJ: Paid Up
MT: Coast moved toward resilience since Katrina, but insurance is a lingering ‘disaster’
MAG: Arrests made in Leland shooting, investigation continues
MAG: Mississippi’s Mike Hurst confirmed as general counsel of Republican National Committee
JJ: Downtown Parking to Improve
MT: Mississippi likely to get $500M for rural health
MT: Jackson Council asks to reverse third-party water order, JXN Water responds
