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Injunction halts Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act from taking effect
The U.S. District Judge notes the good intentions behind the new law but says NetChoice has “carried its burden of showing a substantial likelihood...
Mississippi legislature’s mental health task force to begin meeting July 17-18
Lawmakers in Mississippi are gearing up to tackle mental health through a new task force and are asking for the public’s input. Established by Senate Bill 2727, the K-12 and Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force will begin meeting July 17-18 at the state capitol in Jackson. The 24-member committee is...
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Former Mississippi House speaker appointed to Hinds County Economic Development Board
Former Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, who helped pass a long list of economic bills during his time behind the gavel, will now play a role in future economic development projects in Hinds County. On Monday, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to add Gunn to the Hinds...
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Planned Religious Lesson Didn’t Go Forward After Complaint, Covington County Schools Say
An elementary school class in South Mississippi did not receive a planned class activity featuring religious content after a national organization warned the Covington...
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‘From the ground up’: How one community-run program is getting more kids to college
Maple Smith has lived all her adult life in Greenville, save for the four years she spent in undergrad at Mississippi State University. A...
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Mississippi’s largest hospital and insurer ‘not optimistic’ about reaching an agreement, leaving families in impossible positions
Brittany Brown of Madison was on the way to a photo shoot for her newborn son when she got a phone call from the...
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Mississippi legislators want to save money on prisoners’ health care. Reluctance to expand parole makes that tricky.
Reluctance to expand parole may have led Mississippi legislators to unwittingly sabotage an effort to save state money by shifting some incarcerated people’s health...
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Tupelo couple sues north Mississippi hospital for alleged balance billing
A Tupelo couple is suing a north Mississippi hospital and its affiliates over an alleged balance-billing scheme that cost them nearly $50,000.
Balance billing is...
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Empower releases video on tax reform
As the Mississippi legislature adopts the largest tax cut in state history, Empower Mississippi has released a video explaining the tax reform changes.
The new...
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Covington County School Board Faces Up Hill Battle with Consolidation Plan
The president of the Covington County school board has resigned because he could not advance a plan to reconstruct and consolidate the Covington County...
