East Biloxi residents are still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. Community organizations are doing their part to promote economic stability, but state policymakers need to lift unnecessary burdens.
To rebuild after a storm, focus on building assets before it hits Read Post »
Mississippi has screened 5,578 TANF applicants for drug use since August. Only eight (0.14 percent) have tested positive.
Mississippi’s leaders thought welfare recipients were on drugs. They were wrong. Read Post »
Mississippi?s rejection of Medicaid expansion means that hundreds of thousands will remain without insurance ? and healthcare providers will be forced to pick up the tab.
Medicaid expansion is a prescription that Mississippi needs to fill Read Post »
Low educational achievement accounts for more than half of the income gap between Mississippi and the rest of the country.
A groundbreaking study on economic mobility found that those born in poverty in Mississippi rarely have the opportunity to break out.
State of Stagnation: Mississippians born at the bottom are likely to stay at the bottom Read Post »
In the first of a three-part series, Matt Williams of the Mississippi Center for Justice argues why Mississippians should be concerned about rising income inequality.
Slicing the Pie: Mississippi’s economy puts the few ahead of the many Read Post »
