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Private-School Voucher Bill Dies in Mississippi Senate; House Passes $5,000 Teacher Pay Raise
Mississippi will not expand its school voucher program to use public tax dollars for private school tuition after the Mississippi Senate Education Committee killed the House’s massive education package, House Bill 2, on Tuesday.
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Mississippi Domestic Violence Registry Proposal Earns Survivors’ Support
Survivors of domestic violence are supporting several bills in the Mississippi Legislature to address domestic violence, including one that proposes creating a “persistent domestic violence registry” for repeat offenders.
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Person of the Day | Grenada-Born Music Engineer Audri Johnson Scores Third Grammy Nomination
Grenada, Mississippi, native Audri Johnson has been nominated for two Grammy Awards for work she did on gospel singer Yolanda Adams’ “Sunny Days” album as a music engineer. The awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 1.
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Opinion | Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching
Richard Campbell writes about how Ida B. Wells paved the way for civil-rights activists who came after her.
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Mississippi Free Press Awards Roll: 108 Honors for MFP Team, 8 for YMP, Since 2020
As of July 25, 2025, our team is up to 108 national and U.S. regional awards and finalist nods since we launched in late March 2020.
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Photos: Angela Davis Speaks at Tougaloo College in Jackson
Longtime civil rights activist and former University of California professor Angela Davis joined Jackson State University Professor Ebony Lumumba for a conversation at Tougaloo College…
States Reeling From Winter Storm Encounter a Smaller FEMA
The Trump administration was quick to mobilize initial aid, but it’s not clear how a shrunken agency will handle the long-term recovery costs.
Democrats Block Funding Bills, Demand Restrictions on ICE as Negotiations to Avert Shutdown Continue
Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to press for restrictions to…
Situation in Mississippi Grows More Dire After Days of Ice, Outages and a Rising Death Toll
Mississippi dispatchers are fielding desperate calls for medication or oxygen from people stuck in their homes in a state where 100,000 remained without power amid…