Perspective
SID SALTER: Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
BOBBY HARRISON: Vouchers to Mississippi schools teaching Christian values are OK, but what if other values are taught?
BILL CRAWFORD: MDOT’s Efforts to Thwart Copper Thieves Making Progress
ANDY GIPSON: Fix PERS
MAC GORDON: Why is it so quiet around Medicaid expansion as legislative session looms?
BOBBY HARRISON: Could demise of special projects bill make it harder for Speaker White to pass school choice?
BILL CRAWFORD: High Prices Thwarting Trump’s Affordability Promise
ROGER WICKER: Touting accomplishments from past year
GEOFF PENDER: That ‘whoosh’ is school choice sucking all the oxygen from the Mississippi Capitol
BOBBY HARRISON: Supreme Court could strike down a rare Mississippi effort to improve voter access
State News
CL: Which Mississippi city is a ‘boomtown’? See MS’s fastest growing city
NYT: In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers
CL: Was Mississippi State student arrested over ‘free speech’? See what the First Amendment says
SH: Assessment finds major lapses in South MS police operations, evidence handling
AP: Monkey escape in Mississippi gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal research
AP: Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children’s safety
WTVA: Monkeys escaped after crash in south Mississippi
CL: New MS data center could double state’s economic development record. Exxon could be a driver
CL: Who owns the most land in Mississippi? Biggest private landowner has 180,000 acres
CL: Jackson sees homicides drop from 92 at this point in 2024 to 54 at this point in 2025
Politics and Government
WJTV: Mississippi invests $100 million for statewide development projects
DJ: Senate approves Mississippi nominations to federal bench
DJ: Special elections set for Court of Appeals
CL: High-dollar race caps off Mississippi Senate District 26 runoff. Who won?
WLOX: Community split over Turning Point USA-linked Club America proposal at Gulfport High
WLBT: Mississippi lawmakers say politics should stay out of coaching searches
CL: Mississippi law enforcement deepens ties with ICE under Trump’s revived immigration program
CL: How is Mississippi Senate balance changing after Democrats flip 2 seats?
ST: Officials celebrate Jim and Thomas Duff Center dedication at Mississippi State
WDAM: Ezell joins Louisiana leader to introduce legislation re-authorizing National Flood Insurance Program amid government shutdown
Blog
JJ: Idiots of the Day: The Thoroughbreds Thieves
JJ: Chomp! Rankin Inmate Goes Mike Tyson
MPB: The Sit Down with Russ Latino – Senator Nicole Akins Boyd
EMP: Commissioner Andy Gipson: Family, Food Security, and Mississippi’s Future
JJ: Catch & Release: Former NFL Player Edition
MAG: Senate Universities and Colleges Committee set to hold two days of hearings
MT: Mississippi attorney general shares opioid settlement recommendations with lawmakers
MT: Senator-elect Johnny DuPree says keeping constituents informed, educated on issues is vital
MAG: Wicker on Pentagon Signal-gate watchdog report: Secretary Hegseth acted within his authority
JJ: Dear Jeremiah and Leticia
