Perspective

• DJ ED: Whatever you call it, Mississippi needs health care remedy
• BILL CRAWFORD: Internet-Driven Conspiracism Undermines Civil Society
• BOBBY HARRISON: Successful special sessions often began without consensus Reeves wants on medical marijuana
• ROGER WICKER: New evidence shows that the virus may have escaped from the laboratory
• SID SALTER: After 2 Years of Political Unrest & Pandemics, Is Anyone Shocked Over UFO Reports?
• EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS: Watchdog group examines Mississippi school funding
• BILL CRAWFORD: National & Personal Security at Risk from Harmful Digital Technology
• BOBBY HARRISON: Will eliminating the income tax grow Mississippi? DeSoto trends suggest no.
• CHAD MCMAHAN: Medicaid Expansion, A New Discussion
• SID SALTER: Voter Initiative Has Been a Hard Right to Win & Harder RIght to Keep

State News

• SH: Train hits sleeping Coast man, severing both of his legs and one arm, police say
• CL: As COVID-19 raged on in 2020, nursing homes failed to prevent spread
• AP: Business leaders discuss how new flag impacts state economy
• SH: Billionaire MacKenzie Scott donates $20 million to MS Gulf Coast Community College
• WLBT: Parts of Jackson considered ‘high risk’ for insurance coverage due to crime
• CL: After years of legal wrangling, Gluckstadt in Madison County becomes a city
• WLOX: Jackson County Jane Doe found in 1991 identified 30 years later
• MBJ: Delta wind farm a first for Mississippi
• SH: ‘Yes, SpaceX is here.’ How MS Coast company could help Elon Musk launch ships to Mars
• CL: Jackson Police: Teen shot to death at gas station hours after high school graduation

Politics and Government

• DJ: Speaker Philip Gunn urges Gov. Tate Reeves to end COVID emergency order
• SH: Rep. Steven Palazzo is using campaign money to pay for legal fees in ethics investigation
• WTOK: Company accused of overcharging Mississippians a prominent donor to state leaders
• WLBT: ‘I hope he sleeps better because of his decision’: Thompson calls out Reeves as COVID-19 unemployment ends
• WLBT: AG Fitch again attempting to serve Chinese government in COVID-19 lawsuit
• FORBES: Mississippi Congressman Used $61,000 Of Campaign Money To Fight Ethics Investigation
• WTVA: Speaker William J. ‘Billy’ McCoy Memorial Highway dedicated in Alcorn, Prentiss counties
• DJ: Officials quiet on death of former state Rep. Ashley Henley
• MEJ: Butler to run for old Senate seat
• DJ: District Attorney John Weddle ‘actively investigating’ election raffle comments

Blog

• MT: New Summit lays off teachers at two of its campuses
• YALL: YP Daily Roundup 6/17/21
• JJ: Jackson Continues to Commit Suicide
• MT: Rep. Palazzo used campaign funds to fight ethics investigation of his campaign spending
• JJ: JPD Officer Screws Up
• MT: Gov. Reeves got $50 million in CARES Act money. Here’s how he spent it.
• YALL: Auditor’s financial demand against controversial Ole Miss professor delayed by defamation lawsuit
• MT: Bennie Thompson to meet with Nancy Pelosi as Dems eye next step on Jan. 6 investigation
• MT: West Point parents to address valedictorian concerns with school board
• JJ: Ridgeland Catches Jackson Carjackers