Molly Minta

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‘We’ve got to try something different’: Anti-gang bill could put more children in prison - Mississippi Today Legislation advancing through each chamber would lead to harsher punishment for an unknown number of children in the state by creating new avenues for prosecutors to charge minors as adults.

Mississippi's attorney general is backing legislation to staunch statewide gang violence. But the bill could just put more children in prison. mississippitoday.org/2026/02/17/a...

Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.

Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins

A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…

A win for press freedom: Judge dismisses Gov. Phil Bryant’s lawsuit against Mississippi Today - Mississippi Today A state judge dismissed former Gov. Phil Bryant’s defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today, ending a nearly two-year case that became a beacon in the fight for American press freedom.

Madison County Circuit Court Judge Bradley Mills dismissed former Gov. Phil Bryant’s defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today on Friday, ending a nearly two-year case that became a beacon in the fight for American press freedom.

Rural students’ options shrink as colleges slash majors As enrollments fall, rural-serving universities are shedding degree programs ranging from music to chemistry.

The story was co-reported by @jonmarcusboston.bsky.social and Open Campus reporters: @mintamolly.bsky.social at @mississippitoday.org, Amy Morona at Signal Ohio, & Brianna Atkinson @wunc.bsky.social. It was also published by @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...