According to reports, Mississippi Department of Human Services has been inconsistent in its administration of the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. This is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation and a large…
Burl Cain, former Louisiana prison warden, to lead…
Reeves stated that he chose Cain, a 77-year old man who has a national reputation for incorporating Christian theology into Louisiana's notorious prison after a nationwide search due to his track record in reducing violence…
A Good Meal is Hard to Find’ cookbook…
"Martha randomly called me up and said, ‘Amy, the titles in your paintings would make great headlines for recipe recipes.'" Evans recalls. "I was like, "Yeah. Whatever." Evans, who had just returned to Texas from…
House Ethics Committee confirms probe into Rep Palazzo’s…
Late Thursday, the panel issued a statement stating that Ted Deutsch, Florida's Ethics Chairman, and Kenny Marchant, Texas's ranking Republican member, had decided to "extend" the matter concerning Representative Steven Palazzo. It is both a…
Welfare dollars help fund college scholarships for children…
Published a February and January investigation on state financial aid. It revealed an outdated program that was characterized by a lack awareness about need-based scholarships, barriers to aiding the most vulnerable citizens such as adults…
Waller’s unwillingness to cast blame may be second…
Waller wrote to the Republican governor, stating that the judiciary was a co-equal branch and must have sufficient funding to fulfill its constitutionally mandated function. Barbour agreed. Two reasons made the episode surprising were: Waller,…
Mississippi voters overwhelmingly want candidates to debate, poll…
A poll by NBC News/Marist released Tuesday morning revealed that 60% of Mississippians would not favorably view a candidate refusing to debate, while 11% would prefer the non-debating candidate. 22 percent stated that it would…
Recruiting whiz Lemonis introduced as State’s 18th baseball…
Cohen described Lemonis as "the most dynamic recruiter that I've ever been around in my 25-years as a head baseball coach" and praised Lemonis for being a great recruiter. Lemonis recruited Cohen against while Cohen…
State budget not complete despite deadline passing
Saturday, August 8, was the deadline for conference committee reports on state agency budgets. However, lawmakers passed placeholder bills to several appropriations bills. "Generally speaking, most state agency will see year-over–year numbers that are flat,"…
State legislators laud Head Start at Capitol rally
Head Start was a federal program for children of low income families that was launched in 1965. According to the description of the federal program, it serves children aged birth to five years old and…