Work

SB 2025: Protect lemonade stands

Empower Mississippi

Senate Bill 2025, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Blackwell, would prohibit local governments…

Work

HB 440: Full practice authority for nurse practitioners

Empower Mississippi

House Bill 440, sponsored by Rep. Donnie Scoggin, would provide full practice…

Education, Justice, Work

Mississippi legislature gavels in

Russ Latino

In any given year, the Mississippi Legislature faces a couple of thorny…

Education

The legislature doesn’t need to mandate homeschool curriculum

Brett Kittredge

While homeschool families in Mississippi enjoy considerable education freedom, legislation has again…

Work

Mississippi’s regulations lead to fewer jobs, more poverty

Brett Kittredge

New data shows that federal regulations have led to more people living…

Justice, Work

Providing a fresh start

Brett Kittredge

Irrelevant regulations often make it hard for those leaving prison to find…

Work

Nurse practitioners can help expand health care access for all Mississippians

Brett Kittredge

You don’t need to spend too much time digging to find stories…

Education, Press Releases

Empower Mississippi launches Embark

Empower Mississippi

A new initiative will help educational entrepreneurs start new schools in Mississippi….

Work

The government shouldn’t tell food trucks they can’t be near restaurants

Brett Kittredge

A new regulation in Columbus will limit where food trucks can be…

Justice, Your Story

First Step Act provides second chance

Joanna Holbert

Genesis Wess sat behind bars for 19 years waiting for a second…

Education, Your Story

Ivy Green Academy: A learner-driven school

Joanna Holbert

“There’s no drill and kill here.” That’s how Dr. Donna Akers, Head…

Education

Supreme Court to hear landmark school choice case

Brett Kittredge

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in a…