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Mississippi is set to become the first state this year to enact a law banning transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is set to sign a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s top public health official is urging people to continue wearing masks in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has lifted a mask mandate and Mississippi has seen a decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations, but state health officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said Monday that the pandemic […]

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald’s cook in Houston, can’t afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become more lax about wearing masks, […]

The Mississippi Senate is pushing forward with a plan to increase some of the lowest teacher salaries in the United States.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The moves from Governor Tate Reeves to no longer require mask mandates from the state level have caught the attention of the White House. President Joe Biden had strong words for Governor Reeves and Texas on their latest actions. How it works is no county or city is being ordered by […]

OXFORD, Miss. — COVID-19 restrictions in Mississippi came to an end Wednesday, after Gov. Tate Reeves announced the rollback Tuesday, effectively ending mask requirements in the state. In Oxford, bar and restaurant owners are ready to get back to full capacity. Restaurants and bars can now serve alcohol until 1 a.m. “It allows us to […]

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. – – North Mississippians had mixed reactions Tuesday after Governor Tate Reeves announced he’s going to lift all county mask mandates. The move is part of an executive order that takes effect at 5 p.m. Wednesday.  The governor made his announcement Tuesday afternoon citing an infection curve he claims is starting to flatten […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Governor Tate Reeves encouraged Mississippians to look after their loved ones and neighbors on Thursday after another day of below freezing temperatures. There has been damage reported across the state. Reeves said his office building was flooded, and his home was without running water. He released the following statement on social […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he’s skeptical about a new federal effort to reduce racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates. Under the Biden’s administration plan, 10% of Mississippi’s total weekly vaccine allocation will go to pharmacy partners like Walmart, CVS or Walgreens. The Republican governor said he wonders how successful the […]

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi governor Tate Reeves held a media briefing on COVID-19 in the state Tuesday afternoon. If you can’t see the video below, click here.