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State Auditor Shad White speaks during the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Punishing Lane Kiffin with legislation? ‘It’s not off the table. You can quote me on that,’ says Auditor Shad White
Mississippi Auditor Shad White is going on offense in 2026.
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It is only appropriate that in this – surely the strangest college football season ever – Indiana, the team that entered the 2025 season with the most defeats of any team in college history, finishes the season with a perfect 12-0 record and the No. 1 seeding in the college football playoffs. This is like the Washington Generals beating the Harlem Globetrotters, the Jamaicans winning the Olympic bobsled gold medal or Luxembourg winning World War III.
How crazy was this season? Let us count the ways:
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
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It is only appropriate that in this – surely the strangest college football season ever – Indiana, the team that entered the 2025 season with the most defeats of any team in college history, finishes the season with a perfect 12-0 record and the No. 1 seeding in the college football playoffs. This is like the Washington Generals beating the Harlem Globetrotters, the Jamaicans winning the Olympic bobsled gold medal or Luxembourg winning World War III.
How crazy was this season? Let us count the ways:
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
3 months 2 weeks ago
No state has cut funding to its environmental regulatory body more over the last 15 years than Mississippi, a report released Wednesday said.
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today on
3 months 2 weeks ago
No state has cut funding to its environmental regulatory body more over the last 15 years than Mississippi, a report released Wednesday said.
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The social media app Bluesky restored access to its platform this week to Mississippians over the age of 18, partially reversing an August decision to block access for all users in the state in response to a state age-verification law.
By Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today on
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Sen. Dean Kirby, from left, Sen. Nicole Boyd and Sen. Chad McMahan listen as State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney speaks during the state Senate Women, Children, and Families Study Committee meeting at the Capitol in Jackson on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Advocates and state agency directors pitched recommendations to lawmakers Tuesday on how to prioritize legislative funds for the health and well-being of women, children and families during the upcoming legislative session.
By Sophia Paffenroth - Mississippi Today on
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For the first time since becoming governor in 2020, Tate Reeves has commuted a prison sentence.
By Mina Corpuz - Mississippi Today on
3 months 2 weeks ago
For the first time since becoming governor in 2020, Tate Reeves has commuted a prison sentence.
By Mina Corpuz - Mississippi Today on
3 months 2 weeks ago
For the first time since becoming governor in 2020, Tate Reeves has commuted a prison sentence.
By Mina Corpuz - Mississippi Today on
3 months 2 weeks ago
For the first time since becoming governor in 2020, Tate Reeves has commuted a prison sentence.
By Mina Corpuz - Mississippi Today on
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Lisa Karmacharya (right, in front of the monitor) presides over the Dec. 8, 2025 meeting of the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board in Jackson. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today
State officials say SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy, a charter school, has one day’s worth of cash on hand. School leaders say that’s not true.
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board is starting the process of revoking the charter of SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy. State officials say the Canton school has a day’s worth of money on hand.
By Leonardo Bevilacqua - Mississippi Today on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Lisa Karmacharya (right, in front of the monitor) presides over the Dec. 8, 2025 meeting of the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board in Jackson. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today
State officials say SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy, a charter school, has one day’s worth of cash on hand. School leaders say that’s not true.
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board is starting the process of revoking the charter of SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy. State officials say the Canton school has a day’s worth of money on hand.
By Leonardo Bevilacqua - Mississippi Today on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Lisa Karmacharya (right, in front of the monitor) presides over the Dec. 8, 2025 meeting of the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board in Jackson. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today
State officials say SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy, a charter school, has one day’s worth of cash on hand. School leaders say that’s not true.
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board is starting the process of revoking the charter of SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy. State officials say the Canton school has a day’s worth of money on hand.
By Leonardo Bevilacqua - Mississippi Today on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Lisa Karmacharya (right, in front of the monitor) presides over the Dec. 8, 2025 meeting of the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board in Jackson. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today
State officials say SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy, a charter school, has one day’s worth of cash on hand. School leaders say that’s not true.
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board is starting the process of revoking the charter of SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy. State officials say the Canton school has a day’s worth of money on hand.
By Leonardo Bevilacqua - Mississippi Today on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
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Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
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Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
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DUMAS, Ark. — Experts from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi will share information about issues facing soybean producers in the South at the 69th annual Tri-State Soybean Forum on Jan. 9, 2026.
The annual event rotates among the three major soybean production states, bringing together producers, researchers and other agriculture industry professionals. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Louisiana State University AgCenter and Mississippi State University Extension Service jointly plan the conference.
By Tracy Courage U of A System Division of Agriculture on
