Mississippi Edition

We ask a legal expert to break down Mississippi's abortion trigger law. Then, COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some part of the country. Should we be worried?

An NAACP lawsuit alleges Mississippi discriminated against Black and law-income people in its COVID response. Then, we talk with writer Jenny TING-way Jhung ahead of her appearance in Oxford tonight.

We talk with Mississippi Today reporter Anna Wolfe about her new series "The Backchannel."

An update on Mississippi's nursing shortage. Then, the future of telemedicine in the state. And, we return to our conversation with Sisters in Birth CEO Getty Israel.

The state Senate Corrections Chair promises progress at Parchman Prison amidst threat of a federal lawsuit. And, we talk maternal health in Mississippi with Sisters in Birth CEO Getty Israel.

Lawyers' groups host expungement clinics throughout the state. Then, a new report indicates women and people of color wait longer in emergency rooms when they present with chest pain. And, Eudora Welty's family papers are now available to the public.

A prominent Mississippi pharmacist balks at medical marijuana opt-outs. Then, we talk with writer Angie Thomas.

We ask how to make Mississippi better. MPB reporter Kobee Vance sits down with two experts focused on improving economic and health outcomes in the state.

We talk avian flu with the state vet. And, activists in the state rally for immigrants' rights.