Perspective

• BILL CRAWFORD: What Jobs are Mississippians Ready for?
• BOBBY HARRISON: State employee pay trails neighboring states, private sector
• SID SALTER: Sierra Club grousing aside, Beckett, Posey are qualified, capable
• BILL CRAWFORD: Mississippi’s Freedom to be Inferior
• BOBBY HARRISON: Leaders weigh stripping court’s ability to give own raise
• TIM BEELAND: What a jerk!
• SID SALTER: Mississippi a Long Way from National Realignment, Despite National Turmoil
• AP: Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
• BILL CRAWFORD: What to do with Mississippi’s huge surplus
• BOBBY HARRISON: Wicker the only Mississippi Republican to weigh in on abortion ban proposal

State News

• CL: Clarion Ledger investigation for lead in Jackson water reveals broader issues. See results
• CL: Thousands of babies to be born as result of abortion ban. Senate group tackles impact
• SH: Mississippi Power and Entergy challenge state’s new solar energy regulations.
• CL: James Meredith takes on his last mission, 60 years after desegregating Ole Miss
• SH: MS and State Farm quietly settle Katrina lawsuit. Here’s how much the state will get.
• SH: Biloxi rejects plan for downtown medical marijuana dispensary near Beau Rivage. Why?
• CL: 2 Brandon businessmen indicted for releasing industrial waste into Jackson sewer system
• WLBT: Lumumba fires back against Reeves’ comments about city’s failure to produce a ‘real’ water system improvement plan
• CL: Water levels in Jackson tanks are dropping, leaving water pressure vulnerable
• SH: MS Coast daycare owner hit, kicked, cut or strangled children under age 5, records show

Politics and Government

• AP: Official defends Mississippi Capitol Police pursuits
• WLBT: Religious leaders call on city, state officials to come together in response to water crisis
• CL: Department of Justice ‘prepared to file action’ against city over Safe Drinking Water Act
• DJ: Presley announces $9M in funding for broadband expansion via power co-ops
• CL: What they said: Bennie Thompson, others talk Jackson water at Homeland Security hearing
• WLBT: State leaders and residents question Gov. Reeves’ comments about Jackson
• WAPT: Mississippi leaders visit Jackson restaurants in wake of city’s water crisis
• WLBT: Secretary Watson spends the day touring 5 Jackson restaurants
• DJ: State Auditor Shad White endorses tax credit for new Mississippi workers
• CL: Mailers take on Jackson mayor and Democratic Party. Here’s what they say.

Blog

• JJ: A Tale of Two Town Halls
• MT: Podcast: Can federal, state and local officials work together to solve Jackson’s water woes?
• YALL: AG Fitch, NFL Hall of Famer Singletary, College Hall of Famer Walls launch Child ID Program
• MT: Mississippi remains deadliest state for babies, CDC data shows
• YALL: Mississippi Dept. of Education revised social studies standards released following public outcry
• BR: JSU’s Deion Sanders Addresses ‘Unbelievable’ Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi
• JJ: How Jackson’s Water System Collapsed: Bullet Points Version
• JJ: Alleged Thief Allegedly Rams Several Police Cars
• YALL: U.S. Senate authorizes $20 million in continuing resolution for Jackson water system
• MT: ‘We’re 50th by a mile.’ Experts tell lawmakers where Mississippi stands with health of mothers, children