Perspective

• RUSS LATINO: Mississippi experienced the largest decline in at-risk rural hospitals in the nation. Maybe.
• BOBBY HARRISON: Senate bill takes voters out of voter initiative proposal
• AUSTIN BARBOUR: Republicans have delivered on big issues that matter for 20 years in Mississippi
• DERRICK SIMMONS: Mississippi’s reality a far cry from the fairy tale told by state leaders
• SID SALTER: Restoration of Mississippi’s ballot initiative process should be on voter’s agenda in 2023
• BILL CRAWFORD: Incumbent Protection Act Slims Field
• JACK RYAN: McDaniel vs. Hosemann will be interesting
• SCOTT WALLER: State Senate poised to force higher prescription drug prices on working Mississippians while protecting themselves
• MICHAEL WATSON: Sound Conservation Practices Benefit All Mississippians
• SAM R. HALL: John Caldwell not making friends as MDOT commissioner

State News

• DJ: Cultivators, processers and dispensaries gear up for medical marijuana demand
• DJ: Tupelo officials: Cannabis sales should start this month
• SH: These 32 Mississippi Coast businesses are licensed to sell medical marijuana
• WAPT: First medical marijuana sold in Mississippi
• OE: First legal cannabis in Mississippi hits shelves in Oxford
• SH: Mississippi Coast man sentenced for attacking multiple police officers in US Capitol riot
• SH: Judge rules Army Corps broke law with Bonnet Carré Spillway openings in Mississippi
• SH: Who were key players in the Dixie Mafia era? A criminal mastermind and a Biloxi mayor
• WJTV: Jackson has the worst life expectancy, report finds
• SH: How many people died in Hurricane Katrina? The death toll is reduced 17 years later.

Politics and Government

• CL: Bill saying mayors cannot veto no votes gets initial approval, amid Jackson trash fight
• CL: Bills impacting Jackson often written and supported by legislators from areas hours away
• AP: Mississippi weighs easing restrictions on public hospitals
• CL: How the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus has changed, served members over the years
• DJ: Former UM leader: Gov. Reeves admitted Medicaid expansion was good policy
• DJ: Former UM leader: Gov. Reeves admitted Medicaid expansion was good policy
• CL: The field is set for 2023 Elections in Mississippi. See who is running in statewide races
• DJ: Here are bills that either died or survived the major January 31 deadline at the Capitol
• CL: Bills impacting Jackson often written and supported by legislators from areas hours away
• DJ: Democrats a no-show to hold Brandon Presley’s Public Service Commission seat

Blog

• JJ: ABC: Jackson did not Apply for Water Infrastructure Money in 2022
• MT: Lawmaker seeks fines for Jackson over river pollution, despite ongoing federal enforcement
• JJ: Murder Suspect Hangs Himself
• MT: Democrats: Ignore ‘blue slip’ custom to get federal vacancies filled in Republican states like Mississippi
• MAG: The Friday ‘Sip: Week of Jan. 30th
• JJ: A Compromise for HB #1020
• MT: Hundreds of thousands of dollars unaccounted, questionable in McDaniel’s campaign report
• MT: Former UM chancellor: Gov. Tate Reeves privately acknowledged Medicaid expansion benefits
• MAG: Who’s running for state office in Mississippi in 2023?
• MT: Survey: Majority of lawmakers support postpartum Medicaid extension