January 2012 Archive

Judges in Mississippi are the lowest paid in the nation. Advocates say the justice system will suffer until judges are better paid.

Mississippi is one of only ten states without state-funded preschool, but that could change this legislative session.  Today, education policy group Mississippi First is releasing a plan, recommending that the state adopt a collaborative preschool delivery model.  

A Hinds County judge moves a hearing on the constitutionality of some of the pardons to early February.

When it comes to limiting the governor's ability to make pardons, many lawmakers say it's not a matter of if, but when and how it will be done.

The National Institutes of Health is looking for 55,000 people to take part in a long-term study on the possible health effects of the BP oil spill.  So far, 1,300 people in Mississippi have signed up

Occupy Wall Street protesters in Mississippi are asking citities to pass resolutions opposing corporate personhood.

Speaker of the House Phillip Gunn has announced his appointments to committees and their chairs.

KIPP is watching the state in preparation for moving in, but won't start packing unless state lawmakers scrap the 2010 law in favor of new charter policy this legislative session.

An air traffic controller with the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport has been retrained and is back on the job after nearly causing a mid-air collision. 

Health officials have released a report showing there has been little improvement in Mississippi's overall public health.

Lawmakers learn about the direction of the state's economy from the state's economist.

Mississippi is getting $100 million from BP to start repairing environmental damage from the oil spill. Fishermen are voicing opinions on the first two proposed projects.

Women in Mississippi diagnosed with cervical cancer are nearly twice as likely to die from it than the average American woman.

Mississippi is working on a statewide standard for grading teachers.

The tug-of-war has begun over $1 billion of BP money to begin restoring the Gulf Coast from oil spill damage. Two more public hearings on proposed projects will be held Jan. 18 in Gulfport  and Jan. 19 in Bay Saint Louis.