Thousand-dollar hazard pay bonuses for state law enforcement who've worked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, a Jackson-based credit union receives millions as part of a federal program aimed at increasing access to capital in minority communities. And, how COVID has affected the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

12/21/2021 - Law Enforcement Bonuses | Capital Access | Choctaw Economic Outlook

We break down key moments in Gov. Reeves' State of the State address, and hear highlights from Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons' Democratic response.

1/26/2022 - State of the State Breakdown

The state Transportation Commissioner sounds the alarm on worker shortages within his department. Then, anti-abortion rights activists hope this year's anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision is the last. And, a mammoth endangered fish is detected in Jackson for the first time in over twenty-five years.

1/25/2022 - MDOT | Roe v. Wade | Gulf Sturgeon

Black state Senators walk out over a bill aimed at banning so-called "Critical Race Theory." Then, the city of Jackson grieves hundreds of lives lost to gun violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. And, a Mississippi OB-GYN talks COVID and vaccines.

1/24/2022 - Senate Walkout | Gun Violence | COVID-19

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 threatens to put Deep South hospitals in a death spiral. Then, why one State Rep wants to take a chunk out of the Superintendent of Education's salary. And, we talk with the Mississippi State University astronomer working to put a telescope on the surface of the moon.

1/21/2022 - COVID-19 | Legislature | Astronomy

Mississippi inches closer to a medical marijuana program. And, the case for and against elimination of the state income tax.

1/20/2022 - Medical Marijuana | Income Tax

Mississippi's Veterans Administration eyes a boost in funding. Then, why some New Year's resolutions fail. And, how low-income Mississippians can access discounted medical care for pets.

1/19/2022 - VA | New Year's Resolutions | Pets

What the Omicron variant of COVID-19 means for kids in Mississippi.

1/18/2022 - Kids and COVID

The story of Martin Luther King, Jr's visit to a tiny town in the Delta. Then, an update on COVID-19. And, we talk voting rights with Secretary of State Michael Watson.

1/17/2022 - MLK | COVID-19 | Sec. of State Michael Watson

Mississippi is one step closer to a medical marijuana program. Then, a look at abortion access in the state. And, an Affordable Care Act open enrollment deadline approaches.

1/14/2022 - Medical Marijuana | Abortion | ACA

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