U.S. News & World Report recently released its "Best States for 2025," ranking all 50 states. How did Mississippi score? The Magnolia State ranks No. 2 in the nation on affordability, which is one of ...

Welfare funds meant for low-income families are diverted through weak oversight, limiting cash assistance and undermining ...

MSNBC is reporting that floodwaters from the buldging Mississippi River and its tributaries are having their biggest impact on those with the least. Levees have protected urban areas but not smaller, ...

Mississippi’s school system has emerged as the fastest improving in the nation, with students excelling in reading and math despite the state being the poorest in the country and spending less per ...

UMMC Holmes County in Lexington, part of University of Mississippi Medical Center, is slated to open a prenatal clinic for some of the state’s poorest residents, according to a Mississippi Public ...

MIT's living wage calculator shows Mississippi residents need more than minimum wage to be self-sufficient. A single adult with no children needs $20.75/hour, while a single adult with three children ...

JACKSON, Miss. — In Mississippi, where elected officials have a long history of praising self-sufficiency and condemning federal antipoverty programs, a welfare scandal has exposed how millions of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Money alone doesn’t tell the full story of where life actually feels livable. When you look past raw GDP and focus on quality of ...