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The Other Side Podcast: When can Mississippians get medical marijuana?
By GEOFF PENDER AND BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,05/23/22-11:44AM , 3,153 Reads 26,787 Statewide
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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba speaks to an audience about the findings from a student-centered study on the district during a public meeting at the Jackson Convention Complex Thursday, November 29, 2018. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for America

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Mayor Lumumba: ‘Paternalistic, racist’ Legislature failed to help Jackson despite having extra billions
By GEOFF PENDER AND BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,04/22/22-9:38AM , 974 Reads 17,322 Statewide
Despite having unprecedented extra billions of dollars to spend, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the Mississippi Legislature failed to provide enough help to the capital city, which faces dire infrastructure and crime problems decades in the making.
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The Other Side Podcast: How Jackson fared during 2022 legislative session
By GEOFF PENDER AND BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,04/11/22-9:06AM , 1,547 Reads 21,160 Statewide
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South view of the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Lawmakers near finish line on spending unprecedented state and federal funds
By GEOFF PENDER AND BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,04/05/22-10:46AM , 1,161 Reads 26,992 Statewide
The bulk of the state’s federal money — $750 million — will go to cities, counties and rural water associations as matching money for water and sewer infrastructure projects. Meanwhile, a historic state budget is poised to pass in the next few hours.
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