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@ISSUE • School District Consolidation
Jun 15, 2026
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@ISSUE • The Rural Health Transformation Program in Mississippi
Jun 8, 2026
28m 30s
@ISSUE • Interview with Jackson Mayor John Horhn
Jun 1, 2026
28m 30s
@ISSUE • Redistricting is ahead...but not just yet.
May 18, 2026
29m 00s
@ISSUE • Will Mississippi join other states in redrawing congressional districts?
May 11, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/15/26 | @ISSUE • School District Consolidation | Mississippi's student population is shrinking. Some districts are struggling both academically and financially. Is school district consolidation the answer? Host Desare Frazier speaks with Rep. Rob Roberson (R-Starkville), chair of the House Select Committee on School Consolidation. We also hear from Nancy Loome, executive director of the Parents' Campaign. Then, analysts Brandon Jones and Rebekah Staples discuss the prospects for consolidation during an election year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | @ISSUE • The Rural Health Transformation Program in Mississippi✨ | rural healthMississippi+3 | Sen. Hob Bryan | Senate Public Health and Welfare CommitteeRural Health Transformation Program | Mississippi | Rural Health Transformation ProgramMississippi+3 | — | 28m 30s | |
| 6/1/26 | @ISSUE • Interview with Jackson Mayor John Horhn✨ | politicspublic safety+4 | John Horhn | MPB Think Radio | MississippiJackson | JacksonMayor Horhn+4 | — | 28m 30s | |
| 5/18/26 | @ISSUE • Redistricting is ahead...but not just yet.✨ | redistrictingpolitical strategies+3 | Brandon JonesRebekah Staples | U.S. Supreme Court | — | redistrictingpolitics+5 | — | 29m 00s | |
| 5/11/26 | @ISSUE • Will Mississippi join other states in redrawing congressional districts?✨ | redistrictingVoting Rights Act+3 | Brandon JonesLucien Smith | Supreme CourtVoting Rights Act | Mississippi | Mississippiredistricting+5 | — | 29m 00s | |
| 5/4/26 | @ISSUE • The U.S. Supreme Court's Calais decision reinterprets the 1965 Voting Rights Act. What will the impact be for Mississippi?✨ | Supreme CourtVoting Rights Act+3 | Lucien SmithBrandon Jones | U.S. Supreme CourtLouisiana+1 | Mississippi | Supreme CourtVoting Rights Act+5 | — | 29m 00s | |
| 4/27/26 | @ISSUE • Mississippi’s Shield Act: Protecting election integrity or disenfranchising voters?✨ | election integrityvoter disenfranchisement+3 | Jeremy EnglandMarvin King+2 | University of MississippiAcast | — | Shield ActMississippi elections+3 | — | 28m 30s | |
| 4/20/26 | @ISSUE • All about April 15: a very strange day at the Capitol✨ | politicslegislature+3 | Brandon JonesLucien Smith | Governor Tate Reeves | JacksonMississippi | April 15Capitol+3 | — | 29m 00s | |
| 4/13/26 | @ISSUE • Mississippi’s Opioid Settlement Funds: How will the state spend its $400 million?✨ | opioid settlementMississippi+3 | Drew Hawkins | Gulf States NewsroomMississippi+2 | — | opioid settlementMississippi+5 | — | 28m 57s | |
| 4/6/26 | @ISSUE • The 2026 Mississippi Legislative Session is over…for now.✨ | Mississippi legislative sessionpolitical analysis+3 | Brandon JonesRebekah Staples | Mississippi | — | Mississippilegislative session+6 | — | 28m 17s | |
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| 3/30/26 | @ISSUE • Storm Relief Veto Controversy • $7.4B State Budget • $2K Teacher Pay Raise • SHIELD Act • Pharmacy Benefit Managers • Supreme Court Redistricting✨ | state budgetteacher pay raise+4 | Brandon JonesRebekah Staples | Governor Tate ReevesSHIELD Act+1 | U.S. | state budgetteacher pay raise+5 | — | 28m 59s | |
| 3/23/26 | @ISSUE • Special Needs Education Tax Credits • PERS Changes • Jackson Water System • Medical Cannabis • Local & Private Bills✨ | special needs educationtax credits+4 | Rebekah StaplesBrandon Jones | Children’s Promise ActJackson water system+1 | — | special needs educationtax credits+4 | — | 28m 59s | |
| 3/16/26 | @ISSUE • Competing teacher pay raise bills • MDOC controversies • House Education Chairman Rob Roberson interview✨ | teacher pay raiseeducation policy+3 | Rob Roberson | MDOCLegislative Black Caucus | — | teacher pay raiseeducation+5 | — | 28m 59s | |
| 3/9/26 | @ISSUE • House passes teacher pay raise and changes to PERS • Senator David Blount interview✨ | educationteacher pay+4 | Senator David Blount | Public Employees Retirement SystemHouse+1 | Jackson | teacher pay raisePublic Employees Retirement System+3 | — | 28m 55s | |
| 3/2/26 | @ISSUE • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • Cyber Security • Legislative Deadlines • Sen. Bradford Blackmon Interview✨ | Artificial IntelligenceCyber Security+3 | Senator Bradford Blackmon | MPB Think RadioAcast | — | artificial intelligencecyber security+3 | — | 28m 59s | |
| 2/23/26 | @ISSUE • School Choice Special Session ahead? • Infant Mortality Review Board • ABC Troubles • Opioid Settlement Funds • Rep. Robert Johnson interview | House Bill 2 is dead, but a special session on school choice may be ahead. Analysts Brandon Jones and Rebekah Staples join host Wilson Stribling to discuss the prospect of a special session and recall how former Governor Hailey Barbour used special sessions strategically. Wilson also interviews House Minority Leader Robert Johnson (D-Natchez), getting the veteran lawmaker’s perspective on the current session. In the week’s news, we look at the proposed infant mortality review board, problems with the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control system, and bills addressing the use of opioid settlement funds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | @ISSUE • Sen. Jeremy England interview • Ballot Initiative • School Prayer • Immigration Enforcement • Abortion Drug Criminalization • School Attendance Officers • Literacy Intervention • Prison Health Care | A major legislative deadline last week saw thousands of bills die while hundreds of others survived. Among those still alive are bills dealing with school prayer, immigration enforcement, abortion-inducing drugs, school attendance officers, literacy intervention, and prison health care. Senator Jeremy England (R-Van Cleave) and host Wilson Stribling discuss the challenges to reviving the ballot initiative in Mississippi. Roundtable regulars Rebekah Staples and Brandon Jones then join Wilson for a spirited debate about the pros and cons of the ballot initiative process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | @ISSUE • Senator Derrick Simmons interview • Senate Education Committee kills HB2 • Prison reform • Ballot initiative • Immigration laws | The Senate Education Committee unanimously votes down House Bill 2, the omnibus education package. And Rep. Becky Currie takes on the Department of Corrections with multiple prison reform bills. Analysts Brandon Jones and Rebekah Staples join host Wilson Stribling to review these and other actions at the Mississippi legislature. In this week's interview, Senate Minority Leader Derrick Simmons talks with MPB's Elise Gregg about the Senate Democratic agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | @ISSUE • Immigration Enforcement • Domestic Abuser Registry • Midwife Practice • Elected School Boards • And more… | As the first major legislative deadline approaches, analysts Rebekah Staples and Brandon Jones join host Desare Frazier for a wide-ranging discussion of pending legislation. Topics include immigration enforcement bills, a registry for domestic abusers, expanded roles for certified nurse midwives, elections for all school boards, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | @ISSUE • HB 2, the Mississippi Education Freedom Act, passes in the House. | Host Wilson Stribling interviews Speaker of the House Jason White, discussing House Bill 2, the Mississippi Education Freedom Act. Then, analysts Rebekah Staples and Brandon Jones debate some of the bill’s more controversial provisions and talk about its prospects for passage in the Senate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | @ISSUE • School Choice • Teacher Pay Raise • Funding PERS • House Bill 2: The Mississippi Education Freedom Act | The Mississippi House and Senate both hit the ground running in the first week of the legislative session, but with very different strategies for school choice and other education legislation. Host Wilson Stribling welcomes political analysts Brandon Jones and Rebekah Staples to discuss the Senate’s multiple bill approach, as well as the House’s mammoth, 553-page House Bill 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | @ISSUE • The 2026 Mississippi Legislative session begins • Legislative Process • School Choice • Ballot Initiative • Budget Concerns | Welcome to @ISSUE 2026! Host Wilson Stribling and political analyst Brandon Jones welcome new analyst Rebekah Staples to the @ISSUE team. Rebekah gives a baseball-themed explanation of the legislative process, then the team dives into the issues of school choice, the ballot initiative process, and concerns about federal budget cuts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/6/25 | @ISSUE • Special Session Edition • Budget bills pass, but not without controversy | The two-day Special Session of the Mississippi Legislature picked up where the Regular Session left off: with more controversy and heightened tensions between House and Senate. Host Wilson Stribling recaps last week’s events. Analysts Austin Barbour and Brandon Jones join Wilson to discuss the legislative proceedings and the outlook for the state of Mississippi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/4/25 | @ISSUE • Legislature ends session with unfinished business • Special session ahead | Analysts Austin Barbour and Brandon Jones join host Wilson Stribling to discuss the surprising ending of the 2025 Mississippi legislative session. The House and Senate have gone home without passing budget bills for state agencies and services. Governor Tate Reeves will surely call a special session, but what else could be on the table when the legislators return to Jackson? The team also looks at the successes and failures of the 2025 regular session, as well as the sweeping changes the tax reform bill may bring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/28/25 | @ISSUE • Mississippi eliminates the personal income tax | Governor Tate Reeves signs House Bill 1, effectively eliminating the personal income tax in Mississippi. We recount the surprising events of the past week leading up to this historic moment. Host Wilson Stribling interviews Jared Walczak, a state tax policy expert from The Tax Foundation, a Washington-based think tank. Analysts Austin Barbour and Brandon Jones joined Wilson to discuss the tax cut and predict its impact on Mississippi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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