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Mississippi’s Momentum: Building on a Decade of Progress in 2025

by Wil Ervin

The holiday season is a time to meditate on our many blessings….

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Mississippi Leaders Unite for Bold Progress at the 2024 Empower Solutions Summit

by Empower Mississippi

With one of our most power-packed lineups of speakers ever and an…

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Grant Callen and Kayla Hulett Testify on Expungement and Rights Restoration

by Empower Mississippi

On Thursday, October 24, 2024, Grant Callen, Founder & CEO of Empower…

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Kayla Hulett: Finding Freedom After Addiction

by Joanna Holbert

“Looking back, it feels like a dream. All the statistics were against…

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Make it Make Sense

by Wil Ervin

The Mississippi Department of Education has released its public school accountability scores…

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ABCs of School Choice: Point | Counterpoint

by Wil Ervin

The Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) released a one-page document titled…

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Labor Day: A Call to Strengthen Mississippi’s Workforce

by Rebekah Staples

It’s Labor Day weekend, and I’ve been thinking a lot recently about…

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Is America Exceptional?

by Grant Callen

Originally published in the Laurel-Leader Call on July 2, 2021 Tomorrow is…

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Empower Mississippi Celebrates 10th Anniversary

by Empower Mississippi
Bill Summaries

SB 2689: Replace end of course tests with national testing options

by Empower Mississippi

Senate Bill 2689, sponsored by Sen. Dennis DeBar, would remove the public…

Bill Summaries

HB 1609: Restore voting rights of former non-violent offenders

by Empower Mississippi

House Bill 1609, sponsored by Rep. Kabir Karriem, would automatically restore the…

Bill Summaries

SB 2574: Expand the Fresh Start Act

by Empower Mississippi

Senate Bill 2574, sponsored by Sen. John Horhn, expands the Fresh Start…