Archive - THE MISSISSIPPI INDEPENDENT

Big Beautiful Bill: Devils in the details

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Teaching the Holocaust just got harder in Mississippi

A new state law forbids education increasing ‘awareness’ of issues relating to race. How are educators supposed to teach history?

Jun 24 •

Margaret McMullan

Mississippi² nonprofit to host racial healing event on July 4 weekend

The organization Mississippi² will host an Independence Day weekend gathering at Jackson’s Fondren Presbyterian Church to promote racial “reflection…

Jun 24

Opinion: The importance of free summer programs for children

The joy of summer makes you think of long days, backyard cookouts and carefree vacations.

Jun 23 •

Spanish language journalist added to list of questionable ICE detentions

The Committee to Project Journalists, which until the current administration was known primarily for its journalist advocacy in war zones and repressive…

Jun 20

Using power and commerce to gut health care

Part 2 in a series: What Title IV of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” means for Mississippi

Jun 19 •

Greta Kemp Martin

Curious how lawmakers crafted state's contentious new budget?

2025 special session was fast-tracked, and not everyone was happy about that

Jun 16 •

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Opinion: On the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a glimpse of an emerging protest movement

Writer among millions of Americans who turn out for mass marches, many for the first time

Jun 15 •

Margaret McMullan

“One Big Beautiful Bill” offers a few benefits for Mississippi – but even more pain

Part 1 in a series: Title 1

Jun 13 •

Greta Kemp Martin

Saturday protests in Mississippi among 1,800 planned across the U.S.

Protests billed as No Kings Day are planned nationwide for June 14, 2025, in response to an unprecedented military parade in Washington, D.C.

Jun 11

Natchez, Mississippi: Showing immigrants the door

Residents weigh in on city's distinction as largest ICE detention center by population

Jun 6 •

Kerry Rose Graning

Opinion: The quiet crisis that Mississippi ignores

Deplorable conditions uncovered inside unlicensed personal care homes — and a step-by-step guide for how the legislature could fix the problem

Jun 5 •

Greta Kemp Martin

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