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National studies and experts in Medicaid expansion states refute concerns voiced in Mississippi’s legislative conference committee that costs to the state would exceed projections. Among...

In an unforeseen turn of events, the Mississippi Senate has changed its tune on how to fund public education in the state and will be adopting a proposal brought forth by the House of Representatives. Lawmakers in both chambers had been at odds over a funding formula with leaders in... The post Mississippi Senate throws curveball, sets spiral in motion for brand new public school funding formula appeared first on SuperTalk Mississippi.

Legal challenges to the validity and enforceability of the Rule have already been filed, leaving the future of the Rule’s ban on non-compete agreements in an uncertain space with litigation that may take years to conclude.  The post Looking for Certainty: Protection from competition following the FTC’s rule banning non-compete clauses    appeared first on Magnolia Tribune.

A chicken processing company and a staffing agency that allowed a teenager to clean machines at a Hattiesburg plant, leading to his death, have...