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Mississippi Medical-Cannabis Patients, Workers Protest Governor’s Vetoes
About 100 Mississippi medical cannabis patients, industry workers and advocates protested against Gov. Tate Reeves vetoing two medical-cannabis bills.
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Mississippi Slashes Teacher Pay Raise to Offset Medicaid Cuts in Trump’s ‘Beautiful Bill’
Mississippi K-12 teachers, teachers’ assistants and special-education teachers are set to receive a smaller pay raise than initially expected due to Medicaid funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Culture
Person of the Day | Master Gardener Don Murphy’s Green Thumb Plants Seeds of Inspiration in DeSoto County
DeSoto County Master Gardeners recently named Southaven, Miss., resident Don Murphy as the 2025 Newbie of the Year. His many volunteer hours for the group last year included spearheading the effort to offer seed libraries in two public library branches.
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Editor’s Note | Evan Turnage Succeeded, Even in Defeat
Assistant Editor Kevin Edwards writes that Evan Turnage should be commended for challenging U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, even with the odds stacked against him.
Award-Winning MFP JournaLism
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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Conservative Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Letting Mississippi Count Late-Arriving Mail Ballots
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sounds skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots,a persistent target of President Donald Trump.
Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney, a Vaccine Proponent, Is Under Consideration to Lead the CDC
Dr. Daniel P. Edney, Mississippi’s state health officer and head of the Mississippi State Department of Health, is now under serious consideration to lead the…
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller Dies, Prompting Celebratory Post From American President
Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks…
Ted DiBiase Jr. Found Not Guilty of Crimes Over Receiving Millions in Mississippi Welfare Funds
A jury found Ted DiBiase Jr. not guilty of 13 federal charges involving millions of Mississippi welfare dollars his companies received.