The tour will make its first stop in Jackson and will feature discussions about the city’s ongoing water crisis. The Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour is making its way across the state of Mississippi ...

A federal hearing over Jackson’s $35.6 million ARPA water award centered on one question: how much of the money actually ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi (ACLU-MS) filed a class action complaint challenging Mississippi’s Safe Solicitation Act, which criminalizes ...

The United Way of the Capital Area is taking donations for a fund aimed at helping the growing number of households experiencing financial strain. The United Community Response Fund will provide ...

Despite having one of the nation’s top-rated welfare programs, Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the nation: 21.8 percent. While a national group of experts has said poverty numbers are ...