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Health Care

Miss. High Court Dismisses Hospital Sale Dispute

The Mississippi Supreme Court has granted a motion from St. Dominic Health Systems to dismiss its appeal of a judge's order that it did not have a binding contract to ...

Education

Miss. Seniors Get Another Shot to Pass Grad Tests

Mississippi officials are trying to retest hundreds of high school seniors who flunked exams that are required for graduation.

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'A Righteous Day' to Remember Evers

The story of Medgar Evers' assassination 50 years ago is well-known—particularly to people in Jackson, where the murder took place—but there's something about hearing his widow, Myrlie, recount the night ...

Education

Budgeter: Medicaid Growth Hurts Education Funding

Funding for education is falling short because Medicaid is devouring a larger share of state money than it did a few years ago, a top Mississippi budget writer says in ...

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Let's Clean House

As we move forward as a city and a state, it's time we discussed the difference between blame and accountability.

State

Mental Evaluation Ordered Over Hospital Threat

A federal judge has ordered a Tupelo man to undergo a psychiatric evaluation over a threat to shoot people at a local hospital.

State

USDA Revokes Collins Zoo Exhibitor License

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has revoked the exhibitor license from the Collins Zoo.

State

Katrina-Recovery Program Adding Eligible Residents

The Mississippi Development Authority has added $40 million to the post-Katrina Neighborhood Home Program to reach eligible residents initially left off the list.

Environment

Appeals Court Dismisses Climate Suit

A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of Mississippi coastal landowners who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, ...

Health Care

Dems Work on Miss. Medicaid Expansion Proposal

Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature say they're working on proposals to keep Medicaid alive and funded in the budget year that starts July 1.