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- A view of the interior of the Jackson Medical Mall in Jackson, Mississippi, on Monday, March 3, 2025.. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
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Hunter: Health care executive - Jackson Medical Mall reproductive health clinic aims to strengthen community
By JITORIA HUNTER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/15/25-1:58PM , 591 Reads 6,007 Statewide
Below is an opinion column by Jitoria Hunter:
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- Attorney General Lynn Fitch listens as agenda items are discussed during the Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council meeting at the Carroll Gartin Justice Building in Jackson, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
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Mississippi attorney general shares opioid settlement recommendations with lawmakers
By ALLEN SIEGLER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/15/25-1:10PM , 787 Reads 6,290 Statewide
In one of her first public acknowledgements that Mississippi could improve its opioid settlement management, Attorney General Lynn Fitch wrote that the council would be reviewing its process and may use new services to better distribute the lawsuit dollars.
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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,12/15/25-12:48PM , 855 Reads 6,450 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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Obesity, Medicaid and SNAP among topics discussed by Senate Study Committee on Women, Children and Families
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,12/11/25-2:38PM , 465 Reads 4,953 Statewide
Obesity is still playing a large part in the negative health outcomes for women, babies and children in Mississippi. And state agencies are working through changes to federal welfare programs.
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