On Equal Pay Day, we examine the wage gap and where it still persists in Mississippi.Then, the Department of Health issues a new directive to combat the rise in congenital syphilis.Plus, a new tax deduction incentive looks to help bolster community endowments.

3/14/2023 - Equal Pay Day | New Syphilis Testing Requirements | Endow Mississippi

As the legislative session enters its final week, some lawmakers hope to secure financial relief to communities devastated by last week's tornadoes.And, one conference report passed by both chambers could open the door for armed teachers in Mississippi classrooms.Then, an exhibit in Jackson tells the stories of African-American midwives in the South.Plus, how a recent hard freeze could be giving some commercial fruit farmers the blues.

3/28/2023 - Legislature: Storm Relief and School Guardians | Granny Midwives | Blueberries

The Biden Administration approves an Emergency Disaster Declaration following Friday night's devastating tornadoes.And, the people of Rolling Fork begin the process of recovery.Plus, with the ballot initiative still on the shelf, one doctor shares frustrations over not being able to use the citizen referendum to adopt Medicaid expansion.

3/27/2023 - Tornado Disaster Declaration | Rolling Fork Begins Recovery | Doc Pushes for New Ballot Initiative

A severe weather system could bring tornadoes and hail to the Magnolia State.&nbsp;We talk to the National Weather Service.Then, efforts to revive the ballot initiative process are in dire straights as the Senate fails to take up the resolution on deadline day.Plus, educators and advocates continue their push for fully funded public schools.

3/24/2023 - Severe Weather | Ballot Initiative Dies | Funding MAEP

Community groups in Jackson say they feel shut out as the federally-appointed administrator works to restore the city's water system.Then, we hear from lawmakers assigned to conference on one of the session's most hotly-debated pieces of legislation.Plus, how vague and loose regulations regarding crypto-currency contributed to the latest banking panic.

3/23/2023 - Jackson Water Transparency | HB 1020 Goes to Conference | Bank Run: Part Two

A coalition of workers' rights organizations call on the Biden administration to take action against a federally contracted call center.Then, health experts in Mississippi advise colorectal screenings to lower one of the nation's highest mortality rates.Plus, we examine the health of Mississippi's banks following a recent bank run in California.

3/22/2023 - Maximus Strike | Colorectal Screenings | Bank Run: Part One

Passenger rail service could be mere months from returning to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.&nbsp;We get the latest from the Southern Rail Commissioner.Then, more medical marijuana dispensaries are opening doors as the industry kicks into gear.Plus, how law enforcement officials hope to recruit more women to the force.

3/21/2023 - Passenger Rail | More Medical Marijuana Dispensaries | Women in Law Enforcement

How the decriminalization of fentanyl test strips could reduce overdose deaths in Mississippi.Then the Mississippi Lottery has reached a significant financial milestonePlus, the not so black and white policy on books in Mississippi's prisons.

3/20/2023 - Fentanyl Test Strips | Lottery Funds for MDOT | Books in Prison

After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits in Mississippi, Governor Tate Reeves has signed legislation extending postpartum care for Mothers in the state.&nbsp;Then, detainees in a Louisiana ICE detention center stage a short hunger strike to protest their incarceration and treatment.Plus, a look at what contributed to the rising costs of insulin.

3/17/2023 - Postpartum Extention | ICE Detainees Stage Hunger Strike | Insulin Price Cuts

The legislature advances bills that change voting regulations and increase penalties in the state.Then, a southern city prepares to host the first two rounds of college basketball's March Madness.Plus, what a cap on insulin costs could mean for Mississippians living with diabetes.

3/16/2023 - New Voting Laws | March Madness in Birmingham | Insulin Cost Caps

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