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Rising costs, contract work exacerbate nursing shortage for state’s safety net hospital
As part of efforts to address a shortage of nurses and respiratory therapists, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) hosted a walk-in job...
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‘A huge victory’: Minimum wage workers at USM get pay raise after protest
University of Southern Mississippi’s president announced a pay increase for hourly employees on Wednesday, two weeks after United Campus Workers, a labor union, held...
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Microsoft launches program in Jackson to grow tech job opportunities, workers skills
Microsoft has tapped a University of Mississippi grad to lead its new philanthropic efforts in Jackson through its “TechSpark initiative,” which targets communities vulnerable...
Government
Wiggins again misused state campaign funds for congressional race, complaint alleges
State Sen. Brice Wiggins used his state campaign funds to fund a Super PAC that is aiding his campaign for the 4th Congressional District...
Sports
It’s tournament time in high school and college baseball
Northwest Rankin baseball coach KK Aldridge joins the Cleveland boys to talk about the MHSAA State Tournament in which his Cougars will face off...
Headline
Inside a $30 million bet on Mississippi’s medical marijuana industry
In an unincorporated area outside Raymond stands what its chief executive claims will be the largest medical marijuana growing and manufacturing operation in Mississippi,...
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What’s on your mind? We’re listening.
We want to continue to build our newsroom with reporting that is reflective of — and responsive to — the complex and diverse needs...
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A guide to reproductive health care services at Mississippi universities
The U.S. Supreme Court’s expected decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this summer will impact a broad swath of Mississippians, particularly college students, who...
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Rising costs, contract work exacerbate nursing shortage for state’s safety net hospital
As part of efforts to address a shortage of...
‘A huge victory’: Minimum wage workers at USM get pay raise after protest
University of Southern Mississippi’s president announced a pay increase...