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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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Beginning to question first impressions: Q&A with author Matt de la Peña
Gazing across a subway car full of enticing, strange faces, young Milo thrusts his imagination into action.
The wondrous train ride is the setting of...
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What impact will tax reform have on you?
Contrary to a front-page story in a major Mississippi newspaper, the phase-down of Mississippi income taxes will not begin until January of next year....
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Income tax cut, teacher pay raise highlight new laws that went into effect Friday
Highlighted by the largest tax cut in state history, a number of bills that were adopted earlier this year became law on Friday.
House Bill...
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Finding Meaning in Independence Day
There’s nothing more American than July 4th. The burgers. The watermelon. The fireworks. As a kid, my mom’s entire family would gather at my...
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Arrest warrant discovery is latest step in Emmett Till family’s decades-long quest for justice
It’s been nearly 70 years since Emmett Till was lynched in the Mississippi Delta, but his family has not given up on justice.
Last week,...
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With no deal reached between UMMC, Blue Cross, Chaney announces network adequacy review of insurer
The 90-day grace period that allowed Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi customers to receive in-network rates at University of Mississippi Medical Center...
