A look at nine designated Opportunity Zones, something Jackson, Mississippi, Mayor John Horhn says his administration plans ...

SNAP benefits won't go out Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. How many people in Mississippi get help? How much?

Cindy Hudnall runs Saints’ Brew Soup Kitchen in Tupelo where she serves hot breakfasts to close to 100 people every weekday – ...

I joined the Southern Poverty Law Center’s five-day Mississippi Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour, which began on Sept. 30, ...

About one in eight Americans receives SNAP benefits in the United States, plus Washington, D.C., as of May, the latest data ...

Over 40 million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance Saturday if the government shutdown continues into ...

Columnist Sid Salter writes that to paint Mississippi solely as a dependent state would be to ignore recent major strides in economic development and tax reform.

Imagine a state that ranked dead last in nearly every education ranking. More than half of third-grade students were unable to read proficiently. Colleges were pouring millions into remedial education ...

For these and other reasons, Mississippi and its people must apply hard work toward vast improvement across the board, and education is no exception. More than a decade after the abysmal NAEP ranking, ...

In Greenville this year, leaders imposed a strict curfew to curb gun violence. So far, the approach is working, even as some question how far a city should go to fight crime. In Greenville this year, ...

The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new report released today—at the start of Anti-Poverty Week. The report, from the Australian Council of ...

A Jackson food pantry is preparing to feed more people in need as SNAP benefits are set to pause due to the government ...