Last Updated: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Polls

Perspective

  • ROGER WICKER: Mississippi rebuilding America’s arsenal
  • BILL CRAWFORD: From Gas to Beef to Energy, Prices are High
  • CHRIS MCDANIEL: The idea of limited government isn’t extreme
  • BOBBY HARRISON: Hob Bryan is wrongly cited by Gov. Reeves in age-old dispute over who controls federal funds
  • DJ ED: Governor should veto request for Tupelo hotel funds
  • SID SALTER: A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
  • BILL CRAWFORD: Governments Have Relied on Artificial Intelligence for Years
  • SID SALTER: Everything Old is New Again at the Gas Pumps
  • BOBBY HARRISON: Primary turnout gives Mississippi Democrats a glimmer of hope for general election
  • BILL CRAWFORD: Christian Militancy Common to Hegseth and Sam Bowers

State News

  • GC: Greenwood Hospital Could Close In June
  • CL: Is another Amazon data center coming to Madison County?
  • ST: NASA’s first manned moon mission in over 50 years wouldn’t be possible without Mississippi
  • WLOX: Jackson County deputy shot, killed during disturbance call
  • CL: See the counties growing, shrinking as Mississippi population shifts
  • CL: Mississippi ranks last in innovation. Why it matters for jobs, business
  • CL: Mississippi National Guard troops deployed in Iran war
  • CL: Richest man in the world keeps top spot. Who are billionaires in MS?
  • CL: Where are the data centers being built in Mississippi? See the map
  • CL: What are best state capitals to live in the US? Where Jackson, MS ranks

Politics and Government

  • CL: Why was there no State of the State address in Mississippi this year?
  • CL: How did Mississippi Democrat gains affect the state Legislature?
  • WLOX: Congressman Mike Ezell speaks on new developments in Iran war
  • MPB: Michael Watson launches bid for lieutenant governor
  • SDN: Watson announces Lt. Gov bid at Starkville event
  • WTVA: Lt. governor candidate Michael Watson makes campaign stops in Tupelo, Starkville
  • WXXV: Secretary of State Michael Watson making announcement Tuesday
  • DJ: Education was the signature issue of the ’26 legislative session. What happened?
  • WLBT: AG opinion appears to shoot down idea of using Trump Accounts as employee incentives
  • CL: Do Facebook, TikTok hurt kids? MS high court lets state suits proceed

    Blog

  • MT: Auditor demands private prison company pay $7.4M to Mississippi, calls for AG to enforce
  • MAG: Mississippi addresses biological sex, immigration status on driver’s licenses
  • JJ: Catch & Release: Accused Killer Out on Bond for….. Shooting
  • MT: Reeves vetoes some ‘Christmas tree’ projects, including Tupelo hotel and Jackson golf course
  • JJ: Meet the Chief
  • MAG: Mississippi moves up to 48th in national health rankings
  • MAG: Dept. of Public Safety set to consolidate divisions, providing more strategic collaboration and cost savings
  • JJ: (Alleged) Perv Arrested in Rankin County
  • MT: Wicker promotes Childhood Investment Accounts at Jackson event, says Tuesday will be ‘consequential day’ in war with Iran
  • MAG: Watson running for Lt. Governor
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