Capitol Chat

2026 Capitol Chat: Week 2

Empower Mississippi

Capitol Chat: Week 2 A sweeping education bill, hours of debate, and…

Education, Empower News

Under The Dome: House Passes the Education Freedom Act

Empower Mississippi

Yesterday, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill 2, the Mississippi Education Freedom Act,…

Bill Summaries, Empower News

HB 2: Mississippi Education Freedom Act

Empower Mississippi

House Bill 2, authored by House Speaker Jason White and Representative Jansen…

Capitol Chat

2026 Capitol Chat: Week 1

Empower Mississippi

Capitol Chat: Week 1 Capitol Chat is back for the 2026 legislative…

Education, Empower News

Under The Dome: Senate Education Committee Advances School Choice Bill

Empower Mississippi

Yesterday, the Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill 2002, a small but…

Empower News

Introducing EPIC: A New Investment in Solution Development

Grant Callen

For more than a decade, Empower Mississippi has worked to advance opportunity-focused…

Podcast

Commissioner Andy Gipson: Family, Food Security, and Mississippi’s Future

Empower Mississippi

Commissioner Andy Gipson: Family, Food Security, and Mississippi’s Future On this episode…

Education, Empower News

The Hidden Gem: Why Education Freedom is the New Economic Development

Dr. Patrick Miller

Forget industrial parks. The driver for economic growth in rural Mississippi is…

Podcast

Sen. Rod Hickman: Rural revitalization, public safety, and education opportunity

Empower Mississippi

Sen. Rod Hickman: Rural revitalization, public safety, and education opportunity On this…

Podcast

Dr. Brad Wilcox: Get Married

Empower Mississippi

Dr. Brad Wilcox: Get Married On this episode of The Empower Podcast,…

Podcast

Mayor John Horhn: Jackson Rising

Empower Mississippi

Mayor John Horhn: Jackson Rising What does it take to turn around…

Education, Empower News

If Lawmakers Are Trying to Defund Public Education, They Aren’t Very Good at It

Grant Callen

You’ve probably heard the claim that Mississippi’s Republican leaders are “defunding” public…