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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...
Freedom Summer’s lasting impact: ‘They never forgot their mission’
Freedom Summer did more than change Mississippi. It changed America.
“So many of those volunteers went back to school with a new mission,” said Davis...
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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...
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New prison work initiative could be coming to Mississippi
The Mississippi legislature is currently considering a bill that would authorize the creation of a new work initiative in the state’s prisons.
Senate Bill 2437,...
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Mississippi considers easing restrictions on employees
Every month, tens of thousands of Mississippians are required by the government to travel to a meeting with their parole or probation agent. For...
