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In December 2024, Lakiyah Green, was an expectant mother who attended a parenting workshop at Bolivar County Library in Cleveland, Miss. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Legislation to increase access to nurse midwives died in committee. Now, Mississippi faces a federal lawsuit
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/04/26-12:20PM , 257 Reads 9,391 Statewide
Bills to allow more certified nurse midwives to practice in Mississippi died in committee Tuesday, two weeks after the state was named in a federal lawsuit over how it restricts access to midwives in a place with some o
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Mississippi considers new strategy to alleviate its child care crisis
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,01/23/26-10:32AM , 572 Reads 11,782 Statewide
The Mississippi Department of Human Services is expected to explore a funding model advocates for months have proposed as a solution to the state’s child care crisis, agency director Bob Anderson announced during a Senate Publi
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Food is stored on pantry shelves at Johnson Elementary School in Jackson on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Mississippians navigate new SNAP work requirements that put food further out of reach
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,01/02/26-3:10PM , 537 Reads 8,105 Statewide
Mississippi is one of 15 states where SNAP costs will rise more than triple as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, one analysis suggests.
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Sen. Dean Kirby, from left, Sen. Nicole Boyd and Sen. Chad McMahan listen as State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney speaks during the state Senate Women, Children, and Families Study Committee meeting at the Capitol in Jackson on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Senate study group vets ideas for how lawmakers should act on health of women, children and families
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/15/25-12:50PM , 252 Reads 6,324 Statewide
Advocates and state agency directors pitched recommendations to lawmakers Tuesday on how to prioritize legislative funds for the health and well-being of women, children and families during the upcoming legislative session.
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