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As heat rises, inmates and staff swelter in Mississippi’s prisons
As of Friday, five of the six locations where Mississippi’s prisons are located are under a National Weather Service heat advisory.
And the Mississippi Department...
As heat rises, inmates and staff swelter in Mississippi’s prisons
As of Friday, five of the six locations where Mississippi’s prisons are located are under a National Weather Service heat advisory.
And the Mississippi Department...
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Maximus call center workers in Mississippi continue striking for better wages and benefits
Frances Poole says she is still rationing medication from 2019 after doctors raced to save her life by removing her colon.
Last time she attempted...
Government
30,000 state employees, teachers poised to lose name-brand prescription coverage under state plan
More than 30,000 state and public school employees received letters this week informing them their medications will no longer be covered under the state’s...
Government
Divided panel of federal judges refuses to rule on constitutionality of redrawn U.S. House map
A three-judge federal panel that has been overseeing the redistricting of Mississippi’s congressional seats since the early 2000s has declined to rule on whether...
State News
How Good Samaritan Laws can curb overdose deaths
In 2021, the United States recorded a grim record – over 100,000 drug overdose deaths, the most ever.
Mississippi has seen its fair share, with...
Government
Chief Justice Randolph gave state judges a pay raise, then lawmakers gave them another
Mississippi lawmakers rubber-stamped a pay raise Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph gave to himself and other state judges last year and provided judges...
State News
Another Utility Hustle
Share this article The Mississippi Public Service Commission purports to regulate utility monopolies including Mississippi Power and Entergy Mississippi. But the PSC actually shills...
