Nov 02 Assailants set fire to black Mississippi church, spray paint 'Vote Trump' By Kenya Downs The attack on a black church is the latest in a long history of racially motivated voter intimidation tactics. Continue reading
Oct 29 To boost downtowns, some cities loosen rules on public drinking By Tim Henderson, Stateline Beginning in the 1950s, many cities banned open containers of alcohol in public. Now several cities are bringing it back — in a controlled fashion. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 7:23 Tornado-stricken Joplin now thrives, but emotional scars linger By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 9:34 Assessing whether corporal punishment helps students, or hurts them By PBS News Hour Corporal punishment is still used in 21 states' public schools. Proponents say the method can motivate children to behave, but research suggests otherwise. Trey Clayton, for instance, was paddled repeatedly in school as a teenager, ultimately suffering a broken jaw… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 7:02 Struggles for power plant with White House backing raise concerns about clean coal By PBS News Hour Clean coal technology is key to the Obama administration’s plans for combating climate change. But a high-profile power plant, once a poster child for clean coal’s promise, has run billions over budget in construction costs, faces federal investigations and allegations… Continue watching
Jun 29 Can Mississippi schools get ahead after a new round of budget cuts? By Marquita Brown, The Hechinger Report Art lessons or larger classes? Years of stagnant funding forces Mississippi educators to make tough choices. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 6:46 In Southern schools, segregation and inequality aren't just history -- they're reality By PBS News Hour Last month, a Mississippi judge ordered the state’s public schools to desegregate, illuminating the ongoing struggle to comply with the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks to Maureen Costello of the Southern… Continue watching
Jun 09 House panel moves to block Obama regulations on payday loans By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A powerful House panel is coming to the aid of payday lenders, moving to delay Obama administration regulations aimed at cracking down on the much-criticized industry. Continue reading
Jun 09 Column: In the face of anti-LGBTQ rights laws, my students give me hope By Douglas Ray My experience for the first 18 years of my life in Mississippi was very much limited to the company of people who looked and lived just like me. As a teacher, I’ve noticed my students are infinitely more worldly wise… Continue reading
May 19 House votes to restrict Confederate flags at VA cemeteries By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The House would block people seeking to commemorate veterans of the Confederate States of America from flying the Confederate Battle Flag over mass graves on the two days a year that flag displays are permitted. Continue reading