Mississippi Edition

The state Senate talks teacher pay raises.Then, a maternal-fetal physician on the threat of COVID to pregnant women.Plus, the State Economist releases a new report on Medicaid expansion.And, a conversation with writer Allen Guelzo.

It's been fifty-eight years since the 16th Street Church Bombing in which four girls we killed.Then, the Jackson VA leverages new tech to combat a shortage of healthcare workers.And, after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, what a new COVID-19 vaccine mandate means for hospitals in the state.

Governor Reeves threatens to sue the President.Then, the SPLC says Parchman Prison is operating in violation of the Clean Water Act.And, the state's Charter School Authorizer Board rejects new applications.

Eight pregnant women have died of COVID-19 in the state during the Delta variant surge.Then, a farming operation in the Delta faces a racial discrimination lawsuit.Plus, pet adoptions are on the decline,And, the Diocese of Jackson Bishop talks vaccines.

New cases of COVID-19 decline as novel dangers of the virus come into focus.Then, our conversation with Representative Michael Guest continues.And, we talk with writer B. Brian Foster.

We talk with Representative Michael Guest.Then, a look inside a clinic offering monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19.And, an update on the state's labor shortage.

Signs of hope, and of peril, in Mississippi's fight against COVID-19.Then, a deep dive into vaccine hesitancy.And, Amtrak may soon service the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Ida evacuees await an uncertain future in Mississippi motels.Then, the Supreme Court won't block Texas' six-week abortion ban.And, reinforcements arrive for overwhelmed hospitals.