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.

5/11/2022 - Gun Violence & Brain Drain

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?

5/20/2022 - Trigger Law | COVID-19

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.

5/19/2022 - COVID Discrimination Lawsuit | Writer Jenny Tinghui Zhang

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

5/18/2022 - Investigative Reporter Anna Wolfe

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.

5/17/2022 - Nursing Shortage | Telehealth | 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.

5/16/2022 - Parchman | Maternal Health

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.

5/13/2022 - Expungement Clinics | Emergency Rooms | Eudora Welty's Family Papers

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

5/12/2022 - Medical Marijuana | Writer Angie Thomas

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

5/10/2022 - Avian Flu | Immigrants' Rights

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