Mississippi Edition

Jackson mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba stares down a second term full of challenge. Then, the State Health Officer says low demand has forced him to turn away hundreds of thousands of vaccines. And, a major wind farm project is green-lit in Tunica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heavy rain and floods in North Mississippi. Then, enhanced unemployment benefits are set to expire. Plus, we check in with healthcare workers more than a year after COVID-19 first reached Mississippi. And, a conversation with artist H.C. Porter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flooding in North Mississippi forces evacuations. Plus, we visit a pop-up vaccine clinic in Richland. Then, a look at policing in rural Mississippi. And, in today's Book Club, the power and violence of the Ku Klux Klan in 1960s Jones County. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new survey probes Mississippi's appetite for medical marijuana and expanded Medicaid. Then, Mississippi communities battle a rising tide of gun violence.   And, after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, a major airline returns to Jackson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congressman Bennie Thompson says a higher minimum wage, among other reforms, can better the lives of poor Mississippians. Then, community leaders talk vaccine hesitancy.  And, a new Alzheimer's drug faces questions of efficacy and accessibility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mississippi officials deliver a COVID-19 progress report. Then, concerns about voter turnout loom over the state's municipal elections.  And, a Clarksdale hotel is one of America's most endangered historical sites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Mississippi Senate Public Health and Welfare committee holds a hearing on medical marijuana. Plus, Moderna files for full FDA approval of its COVID-19 vaccine. Then, Mississippi's abortion debate intensifies in the lead-up to a pivotal Supreme Court case. And, a look at how the state spends on schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mississippi is the only state not to apply for disaster mitigation funding under a new federal program. Then, summer resources designed to boost Mississippi's literacy rate kick into gear.  And, writer Ben Beard examines how the South is portrayed in film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An activist group attempts to reverse the Mississippi Supreme Court's ballot initiative decision. Then, Indian immigrants watch as COVID-19 vaccines go to waste in the U.S.  And, what postseason baseball means for Mississippi's college towns.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An update from the Mississippi State Medical Association. Then, for COVID long-haulers, the physical and mental effects of the coronavirus are here to stay. Plus, Mississippi's Insurance Commissioner evaluates the state's preparedness for hurricane season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Southern Poverty Law Center's campaign for voting rights is set to kick off in Jackson. Then, what's changed since George Floyd's death-- and what hasn't. Plus, the Mississippi Department of Transportation seeks to expand vaccine access. And, a look at Mississippi's blood supply.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of tourism season in Mississippi. We check in on the state's hospitality industry after a bruising 2020. Plus, trouble lurks behind the scenes at Mississippi's restaurants. And, a Jackson writer takes a novel he wrote in 2013 and turns it around. Literally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Advocates for medical marijuana protest outside the Mississippi Supreme Court. Then, a water provider in Delta managed to do what many couldn't during February's ice storm. And, after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, civil rights hero C.T. Vivian is honored in Jackson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Mississippi civil rights leader reflects on the legacy of George Floyd, one year after Floyd's murder. Then, the Emmett Till Interpretative Center holds a town hall at the Sumner Courthouse. Plus, as state testing season wraps up, we look at the impact of testing on teachers and students in Mississippi public schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Health Department rolls out a telehealth program to help combat HIV transmission. Then, with the citizen initiative process dead, early voting advocates put pressure on the legislature for a special session. Plus, as Mississippi moves toward a semblance of normalcy, we get a status report from the state economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two of the state's House delegation vote to approve a special commission to investigate the violent insurrection of January 6th. We hear why the support the effort as it heads to the Senate. Then, a COVID-19 outbreak at an Adams County detention center is under scrutiny from the SPLC. Plus, we examine a new seminary program being brought to Mississippi's prisons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

With the initiative process dead, organizers of a recent citizen-fueled effort to expand Medicaid suspend their campaign. And, we look at how one study estimates how expansion could boost Mississippi's economy with nearly 22,000 new jobs. Then, one week following the approval of the Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15 year-olds, we check in with the state's leading pediatrician on how families are re...

Legislative leaders respond to a rising call to address the struck-down initiative process, and legalize medical marijuana. Then, how child tax credits could help Mississippi families. Plus, after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, the Legislative Peer Committee assesses the state park system. Segment 1: Legislators and state officials are answering a rising public call to address the fallout of las...

Advocates for medical marijuana continue to speak out after the Mississippi Supreme Court invalidated Initiative 65. We examine the health and economic fall out of the decision. Then, the United States' highest court agrees to hear Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban - setting the stage for the potential overturning of Roe v Wade. Plus, the Bail Project comes to Mississippi. Segment 1: Advocat...

Mississippi’s first 12 to 15 year olds get the Pfizer shot after authorization from the CDC and FDA. Then, 60 years after the Freedom Rides, participants reflect on the meaning of their fight for civil rights. Plus, members of Jackson State’s 1970 graduating class get a ceremony - 51 years after the deadly shootings of Phillip Gibbs and James Green. Segment 1: Young teens in Mississippi are gettin...

A leading pediatrician responds to the approval of the Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds. Then, with vaccination rates declining statewide, we examine hesitancy in a rural, majority white community. Plus, we hear from the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health on the special enrollment period for health coverage though the ACA marketplace. Segment 1: Parents in Mississippi can begin scheduling a c...

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