JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – With recent focus statewide and nationally on social safety net programs, any changes could impact hundreds of thousand of Mississippians. Some in Congress are skeptical tha…
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As another month passes to bring awareness to cancer patients, negative diagnosis and health outcomes in Mississippi again take center stage. March is Colorectal Cancer Awar…
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A new report reveals that Mississippi could do more to protect its wild animals. According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), there are…
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) – A recent report reveals that prices at the grocery store hit Mississippians the hardest. Since 2019, grocery store prices have risen about 25% nationally. Average growth…
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Following the Mississippi House’s passage of a bill to expand gambling, the Mississippi Senate passed legislation Thursday to restrict it. Mississippi’s pat…
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Both houses of the Mississippi Legislature recently passed legislation aimed at eliminating a certain program at Mississippi public schools, colleges and universities. …
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi may be one step closer to potentially allowing online mobile sports betting. The Mississippi House of Representatives recently passed HB 1302. It would lega…
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A recent report reveals that Jackson received another negative distinction in the STEM field for the second year in a row. A WalletHub analysis analyzed the compatibi…
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Following a major U.S. Supreme Court Decision on homelessness, as well as visible changes around the capital city, some wonder about the scope of Mississippi’s laws. I…
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A recently drafted bill in the Mississippi Legislature could land those who help a minor get an abortion without parental consent in prison for the rest of their lives.…
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Amid the fiery devastation seen in California, some wonder whether they and their communities should be worried about wildfires in Mississippi. Though wildfires are not the …