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Health Care
GOP Lawmakers Grope for Consensus on Remaking Health Law
Leading Republicans described some of their plans for remaking the nation's health care system to rank-and-file House members Thursday. Participants said conflict remained, and the details and timing of how …
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Politics
Lawmakers Plan Money to Fill Deficits, but Maybe Not Enough
Mississippi lawmakers are pushing forward early drafts of budget bills that are likely to change before a final deadline.
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Legislative Economic Briefing (Feb. 2017)
Legislative Economic Briefing (Feb. 2017)
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City & County
Jackson Inks New 10-Year Deal for Wastewater Plant Operations
The City of Jackson, Mississippi has signed a 10-year operations and management agreement with Veolia Water North America-South, LLC, to operate three wastewater-treatment plants.
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National
Puzder Withdraws Nomination to be Trump's Labor Secretary
President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary abruptly withdrew his nomination Wednesday after Senate Republicans balked at supporting him, in part over taxes he belatedly paid on a former housekeeper …
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The Slate
February is running out quickly, which means college basketball is about to take center stage in March, with conference tournaments and the madness of the season.
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Crime
Solutions: How to Prevent Gun Violence
Here is a sampling of evidence-based solutions for preventing and interrupting gun violence. See jfp.ms/stopviolence for links to learn more.
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Civil Rights
From Council Schools to Today’s Fight for Public Ed
Yearbooks and classmates prove that Gov. Phil Bryant is the product of white flight and segregationist education, which may explain his efforts, along with others in his party, to undermine …
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Editorial
Stop the Mental Health Politicking
Lawmakers should and could have addressed mental health-care reform in previous sessions as well as this session. It turns out that addressing the problem with secrecy and an assumption of …
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Civil Rights
No Longer About Party
While we debate politics for fun, the whims of administrations are not meant to be visited upon entire populations. This is no longer about party. This is about how we …
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Politics
Tort Reform, Sexual Assault Prevention and Fantasy Sports Bills Move Forward
"Tort reform" rose from the past at the state Capitol last week as lawyers in the House of Representatives battled it out over a short, seemingly inconsequential bill, House Bill …
