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US Judge Hears Arguments Over Mississippi LGBT Marriage Law
Mississippi is the only state to enact a law listing specific religious beliefs to be protected in reaction to the legalization of same-sex marriage, a professor testified Thursday in federal …
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The Slate
The second week of August brings the first full week of preseason NFL games. Every team is in action this week with plenty of games on to fill the long …
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Jacksonian
Raegan Johnson
Raegan Johnson says her love to serve fuels her drive to give back to others, whether it's in her community or at her school.
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Jacksonian
Mary Evelyn Brown
Licensed psychologist Mary Evelyn Brown says she was a sophomore in college when she took her first psychology course and realized her deep love of both science and the relationships …
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Immigration
Fifteen States, DC Sue Trump Administration Over Ending DACA
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's plan to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation—an act Washington state's attorney general called …
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Immigration
Justices Allow Trump Administration Ban on Most Refugees
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to maintain its restrictive policy on refugees.
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Politics
GOP Leaders Renew Push to Block Lawsuit Over Election Spat
Mississippi House Republican leaders will appeal a court ruling in a dispute over an election that tied, went to a drawing of straws and was later flipped.
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Jacksonian
Liz Broussard
After moving halfway across the country to go to college in Iowa, then working for a year after graduation in Connecticut, Liz Broussard wanted to find somewhere to live with …
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Person of the Day
Keith Tonkel
Keith Tonkel, who was the pastor of Wells United Methodist Church, died Wednesday, March 8, from throat cancer complications.
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Civil Rights
Court Blocks Law That Would Close Mississippi's Only Abortion Clinic
A federal court on Friday permanently blocked Mississippi's law that threatened to close the state's only abortion clinic by setting a hospital-privileges requirement the clinic couldn't fulfill.
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City & County
Jackson Plans to Pursue New Orleans Pelicans NBA Team
The City of Jackson will submit a formal letter of intent to the National Basketball Association to pursue a development-league affiliate for the New Orleans Pelicans today.
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Board Apologizes After Flap Over Separate Low-Income School
A Mississippi school board is apologizing after the superintendent was quoted saying the district might consider an optional separate school to try to boost low-income students' academic achievement.
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Mississippi Power Adds Month, $62 Million at Kemper Plant
Mississippi Power Co. is adding another month to the construction schedule and another $62 million to the cost of the power plant it's building in Kemper County.
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Speaker Won't Defend Trump, Focuses on Saving GOP Majority
The nation's most powerful Republican told his party Monday that he now is focusing on ensuring Hillary Clinton doesn't get a blank check as president with a Democratic-controlled Congress, suggesting …
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Jacksonian
Leslie Puckett
When Leslie Puckett began her business, BearCreek Herbals, in 2000, she was at a crossroads in her life.
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The Slate
Both Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi play their bowl games in this week's Slate. This will be the first appearance in both bowl games for both …
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State
Mississippi Pot Legalization Initiative Falls Far Short
A DeSoto County woman's push for a ballot initiative legalizing marijuana in Mississippi has fallen far short of the required number of petition signatures.
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City & County
Kenny Stokes Asks DOJ to Investigate 'Threats' Against Gun Rights
Kenny Stokes is going on offense and taking aim at his detractors.
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Lead Contamination Debacle Gives Little Faith in State-Managed Airport
Like many people who live in Jackson, we were taken aback when we heard that state Sen. Josh Harkins planned to submit legislation to change the composition of what is …
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Crime
State Auditor Recovers $1.9 Million, But Not Epps Scandal Cash
State Auditor Stacey Pickering and his office has recovered $1.93 million in fiscal-year 2016, a higher number than the State recouped in fiscal-years 2014 and 2015. The new exceptions report …
