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EPA investing nearly $29 million to identify and replace lead pipes in Mississippi
Mississippi will be receiving nearly $29 million from the federal government to identify and replace lead service lines statewide. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Missisippi’s $28,650,000 share of the $3 billion in funding to be dispersed across the nation as part of its ongoing mission to prevent exposure...
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Mississippi lawmakers send bill restricting where transgender people can use bathroom to governor
Legislation designed to clarify who can use what restroom in Mississippi has made a roundabout journey to appear on Governor Tate Reeves’ desk. The Securing Areas for Females Effectively and Responsibly (SAFER) Act did not meet Monday’s conference committee deadline, but as the old adage goes, nothing’s actually dead during...
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Legislative leaders: Medicaid expansion measure set to die Thursday night
An effort in the Mississippi Legislature to accept billions of dollars in federal money to expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor – a...
Legislative leaders: Medicaid expansion measure set to die Thursday night
An effort in the Mississippi Legislature to accept billions of dollars in federal money to expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor – a...
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Sign language now an option for Mississippi high school foreign language requirement
Senator Angela Hill, the bill’s author, said the legislation came at the request of a teacher in the Pearl River County School District.
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States are required to background check child care workers. Many are falling short.
More than a decade ago, Celia Sims sat in a room with parents whose precious children had died while at day care. Most had...
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States are required to background check child care workers. Many are falling short.
More than a decade ago, Celia Sims sat in a room with parents whose precious children had died while at day care. Most had...
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Mississippi Arts: Nearing its centennial, Hattiesburg’s Saenger Theater is ‘the pride of downtown’
Since first opening in 1929, Hattiesburg’s Saenger Theater has entertained generations of Mississippians. Now it’s one of the leading live performance venues in the...