Perspective

• GC ED: Nary a word on Medicaid expansion
• BILL WALLER: Governor’s Tax Plan Needs a Reality Check
• ROBYN TANNEHILL: Choose to protect each other. Get vaccinated.
• AP: Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
• 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

State News

• CD: “We were all flying kind of in the dark”: Mississippi State President Mark Keenum on COVID-19, the College Football Playoff and a year of change in Mississippi
• CL: Officials: Virus samples from Mississippi sent to CDC for further testing
• CL: Coronavirus in Mississippi: 2,050 new cases, 45 deaths reported Friday
• 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

Politics and Government

• WTVA: Sen. Wicker will vote to dismiss impeachment against President Trump
• DJ: Amid pandemic, Medicaid expansion faces dim outlook in Mississippi Legislature
• DJ: Mississippi lawmakers will conduct meetings by Zoom amid positive virus cases
• WJTV: Two state senators test positive for COVID-19
• 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

Blog

• MT: Fact check: Gov. Tate Reeves’ 2021 State of the State address
• YALL: Democrat Leahy to preside over Trump impeachment. Wicker says Chief Justice Roberts not presiding speaks volumes.
• HT: Masks Mandatory Again When Waiting in Line at Oxford Restaurants
• STOSSEL: Hypocritical Politicians Violate Their Own Coronavirus Restrictions
• JJ: City Council Takes Stand Against Crime
• MT: Pared down State of State with limited audience set for Tuesday
• JJ: The CEO Speaks
• YALL: Key MS House leader offers bill to restructure authority over Division of Medicaid
• JJ: Medicaid Mudfight
• YALL: Key MS House leader offers bill to restructure authority over Division of Medicaid