In anticipation of her upcoming retirement as executive director of Mississippi Families As Allies, Mississippi Today interviewed Joy Hogge about her mental health work in the South and what she’s excited about in the future. 

Ajani Crenshaw, a Tougaloo College junior, will travel to California for the Super Bowl after receiving tickets to the game for his gun prevention work.

Three state representatives have filed bills calling for schools to teach a comprehensive history of Mississippi. The bills have to pass out of committee Tuesday to remain viable.

State Rep. Zakiya Summers has filed the House version of the "Robert G. Clark Jr. Voting Rights Act." It's an effort to get out in front of what many expect will be the further dismantling of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Summers isn't extremely optimistic about the measure's passage in the Mississippi Legislature this year, but says she and other lawmakers are trying to educate people about the dire impact voters could see from damage to the VRA.

House leaders do not appear to be onboard with the legislation, which Senate leaders plan to pass on to them as early as Tuesday. House Speaker Jason White on Monday said he has not had any communication with Hosemann, and that House leaders are still trying to determine the best way to help local communities with state resources.

This new system of care will go into effect Feb. 13, though it could take years to be fully implemented, according to state officials.

Rick Cleveland: The thin-and-getting-thinner line that divides college and professional sports has become microscopic. When it comes to the Southeastern Conference and the other so-called power leagues, we must ask: Is there really any line at all?

Shad White and Lynn Fitch have the most campaign cash on hand, but Hosemann and Fitch tied in amount raised last year.

Former House member writes as new Robert Clark Voting Rights Act is filed, "Robert was a very courageous, fearless gentleman. His decision to seek election in the 60s was in itself a profile in courage."

The House Corrections Committee passed several bills aimed at improving health care in state prisons, an issue that has been documented in Mississippi Today's "Behind Bars, Beyond Care" investigative series.

While the Senate Elections Committee advanced the measure, House Elections on the same day killed a similar proposal with no discussion.

One measure would incentivize expansion or extension of Mississippi's only existing nuclear plant. Another would provide grants to incentivize new nuclear developments.

Gov. Tate Reeves said Mississippians impacted by a winter storm should be "grateful" they are not experiencing Minnesota's protests.

Some counties in Mississippi are expected to see temperatures as low as 7 degrees and with a wind chill below zero degrees.

Almost a week after a deadly winter storm devastated areas of Mississippi, some Holmes County residents still lack safe drinking water, electricity and other basic necessities.

Mississippi may soon face a "huge gap" in disaster recovery funding if the federal government moves forward with its plan to raise the threshold for public assistance, state officials alerted lawmakers.

Though the capital city was spared from the devastating conditions that hit north Mississippi last weekend, Winter Storm Fern coincided with what's known as “fire season” in Jackson.

If passed, the bills before state legislators this session would remove the requirement that nurse midwives pay for collaboration agreements with physicians.

At least 14 people in Mississippi have died in connection with Winter Storm Fern, which struck last weekend.

Almost a week after the worst winter storm to hit Mississippi in a generation, citizens and elected leaders in north Mississippi are openly questioning why state leaders did not prepare for or respond sooner to the crisis that has left people without electricity and water for days. Some mayors and residents say that the state was too slow to mobilize resources, particularly the Mississippi National Guard and the Mississippi Department of Transportation, to help clear roadways and deliver supplies to people stranded in their homes.

Staffing redesign, a strategy used in at least 17 states, elevates the highest-performing teachers to coaching roles. These lead teachers continue to teach their own classrooms, while also being paid more to help other teachers.

Activist Angela Davis tells a crowd at Tougaloo College that the more people practice freedom, the more they learn about the nature of freedom and what is possible.

Federal law allows for firearms to be removed from those who have a protection order against them. A bill in the Mississippi Legislature seeks to empower state courts and law enforcement to also order such removal of weapons. 

Currie said she found seven bank accounts linked to the Inmate Welfare Fund, but only obtained access to one. In that one account, she found about $32 million, but had trouble tracing much of it.

Marshall Ramsey: This week's catastrophic ice storm has crippled my new hometown of Oxford. I’ll never forget the gruesome, demonic cacophony of trees breaking, transformers popping and thunder.