Perspective

• SID SALTER: With Democrat Trifecta in DC, GOP Stands at an Uneasy Crossroads
• EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS: Mississippi pump project gets go-ahead, but needs funding
• BILL CRAWFORD: Destructive Politics Scorns Truth-Telling
• BOBBY HARRISON: Mississippians are drinking at a record pace during the pandemic
• AP: Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
• ROGER WICKER: Lawmakers must unite around bipartisan priorities
• SID SALTER: Wicker’s certification vote showed character, courage and loyalty to the Constitution
• EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS: Health care, education, incentives on 2021 agendas
• BOBBY HARRISON: Most of Mississippi’s congressional delegates say they know better than judges, state officials
• BILL CRAWFORD: Money-Hungry PERS Just Another Socialistic Debt-Busting Program

State News

• CL: Coronavirus in Mississippi: 1,702 new cases, 64 deaths reported Wednesday
• CL: Coronavirus in Mississippi: 1,457 new cases, 3 deaths reported Monday
• MSL: Did Mississippi Patriot Party storm U.S. Capitol? Leader says no, video suggests yes.
• CL: Coronavirus in Mississippi: 1,942 new cases, 31 deaths reported Wednesday
• DJ: Officials bemoan slow pace of nursing home vaccinations
• CL: Coronavirus in Mississippi: 1,227 new cases, 19 deaths reported Monday
• CL: Coronavirus in Mississippi: 2,175 new cases, 40 deaths reported Friday
• CL: Coronavirus in Mississippi: Record number of new cases, 48 deaths reported Thursday
• CL: Coronavirus in Mississippi: Record number of new deaths, 1,767 cases reported Tuesday
• MBJ: Mississippi rural hospitals struggling with pandemic impacts

Politics and Government

• DJ: Gov. Reeves’ inaugural nonprofit raised $1.6M from unknown donors, paid family member’s company
• CL: President Donald Trump pardoned 3 Mississippians. Who are they?
• AP: Mississippi could renew debate on revising tight parole laws
• CL: Officials increase security, but anticipated protesters a no-show at Mississippi Capitol
• WLBT: Legislation would allow MHP to respond on highways in Jackson, other Miss. cities
• CL: Mississippi State Department of Health: No new COVID-19 vaccine appointments until February
• DJ: Mississippi Senate committee pushes $1,000 teacher raise, considers teacher shortage factors
• WLOX: Sen. McDaniel says new state flag ‘pushed down’ Mississippians’ throats, decries process
• WDAM: Wicker: Let ‘orderly transfer of power’ proceed
• WAPT: Hyde-Smith calls mob that attacked U.S. Capitol ‘criminals’

Blog

• JJ: Stanford Study: Shutdowns Don’t Work
• MT: Trump pardons Gov. Reeves campaign staffer, other Mississippians
• YALL: RNC Committeeman Henry Barbour talks future of GOP
• MT: Mississippi ramps up COVID-19 vaccinations after early hiccups
• JJ: Breaks Causing Jackson Water Problems
• MT: Riots, impeachment and teacher pay: What’s going on in 2021?
• MSL: Did Mississippi Patriot Party storm U.S. Capitol? Leader says no, video suggests yes.
• JJ: Restaurant Owner Robbed at Gunpoint
• YALL: Here’s what lawmakers could do to transform Mississippi’s troubled MAEP education formula
• MT: Mississippi health officer: January will likely be state’s worst month for COVID-19 deaths