Holmes County is the most obese county in Mississippi, the most obese state. The county is also among Mississippi's poorest. Officials are trying... Tackling Obesity Amid Poverty In A Mississippi ...

Despite having one of the nation’s top-rated welfare programs, Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the nation: 21.8 percent. While a national group of experts has said poverty numbers are ...

In 1967, Robert F. Kennedy was two years into his first term as a U.S. senator from New York. He wanted to carve out his own political identity and focus on issues he deeply cared about, one of which ...

The Magnolia State has leapfrogged ahead in youth literacy. Can it be a national model?

The tour will make its first stop in Jackson and will feature discussions about the city’s ongoing water crisis. The Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour is making its way across the state of Mississippi ...

Working moms face some of the toughest conditions in Mississippi. WalletHub ranking cites child care access, pay gaps and ...

A new bill could gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour by 2031. What Mississippi workers should know.