Mississippi Edition Shows

Even though we are not sure at this point exactly where Tropical Storm Gustav will come ashore it is never too early to prepare. We start the show with Harrison County Emergency Management Director Rupert Lacey with an update.
MPB's capital reporter Stephen Koranda will give us the latest in the ongoing struggle to fund the Medicaid shortfall.
Wage peace not war is the mantra of National Organization Codepink. We'll speak with Mississippi member Kelly Jacobs about the group's mission.

We talk politics with NPR's political editor Ken Rudin. He is at the Democratic Convention and will give us a look at how what happens there might impact Mississippi.
We'll speak with MPB's convention reporter Jodie Briesler about our delegates and what's in store for them.
Then we'll learn about education issues and the candidates stance from National Education Associate Delegate Peggy Rogers from the Lowndes County School District.
And we continue our study of all 15 community colleges in the state with a look at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Recommendations from the crime lab task force. Attorney General Jim Hood and Rankin/Madison county D.A.
Michael Guest will join us.
The state's capital city has been plagued by problems...Ranging from a crumbling infrastructure to very visible crime. Mayor Frank Melton has given the last state of the city address for this term and we are joined by Clarion Ledger columnist Chris Joyner for a breakdown.
Katharine Rhodemyer has produced a documentary on the ups and downs of incorporating the arts into Mississippi culture.

Looks like Mississippi smokers are in for a tax increase. That's what the governor's tax commission study recommends. However the non-profit tax foundation disagrees. We'll speak with commission member Paul Brasil and the Tax Foundation's Joe Henchman about that and other suggested changes to Mississippi's tax structure.
Politics are on the nation's mind as we inch closer to the November presidential election.

There were almost one-thousand traffic fatalities in Mississippi last year alone. Find out what is being done to make your upcoming Labor Day travel safer. Been to Ridgeland, Mississippi? Thinking about heading to the area just north of the states capital city? Well we're going to take you there in our Mississippi Edition staycation guide.

The Medicaid issue continues to confound almost everyone associated with it. MPB's Stephen Koranda let's us know the latest in the ongoing saga.
The future is now! We talk with Mississippi State University's Dr. Rafeal Hernandez about the burgeoning biofuels market.
And she's a holy roller and an unreasonable woman. in our Mississippi Edition Book Club we talk with author Diane Wilson.

The legislative DNA Task Force has met and set their goals for ensuring that innocent men and women are not wrongly convicted in Mississippi. We'll speak with chairman Tucker Carrington about the meeting.
A Mississippi councilman wants to ban hand gun sales in pawn shops to curb crime. But just how easy is it to buy a gun there? We're joined by John Allison from the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance to find out.
And filmaker William Bearden tells us about a presentation of "Saints and Sinners: People Who Made The Delta The Delta".

Black in Mississippi. What the future holds for the next generation of African-American males and how we can change it.
We speak with Phillip Jackson of the Black Star Project and Vincent Dicaro of the national Fatherhood initiative.
The new school year is upon us...We'll talk to Jean Massey from the Mississippi Board of Education about the scholastic keys to success.
And in our Mississippi Edition Book Club Jackson author Greg Price joins us to talk about his latest.

MPB's Stephen Koranda tells us about what did and didn't happen at the special session. Reading is the cornerstone on which to build your child's education foundation.
Claiborne Barksdale of the Barksdale Reading Institute joins us to talk about one of the most important things your child will learn.
Tonight is the National Night Out...and we'll talk with rIdgeland Chief of Police Jimmy Houston about that and how neighborhood watch programs can really curb crime.