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Politics
Execution Teams, Uber Access and Planned Parenthood
The Mississippi Legislature is one step closer to defunding Planned Parenthood services for Medicaid recipients, allowing Uber free rein in the state and guarding the identities of the state's execution …
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State Government
Rep. Dortch: Confederate Heritage Month Not 'Worthy of Honor'
Below is a verbatim statement from Rep. Jarvis Dortch, D-Jackson, on Confederate Heritage Month.
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Politics
Election Reform Still Possible
Mississippi's election law codes could be getting a makeover this legislative session.
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Foster Care Legislation: ‘The Beginning to an End of Madness’
The state's foster-care system, now housed under MDHS as the Division of Family and Children's Services, must comply with a court order in the Olivia Y lawsuit to avoid federal …
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Helmick: ‘Private’ Charter Schools Drain Public Schools
When the Jackson Free Press sat down again with Joyce Helmick, president of the Mississippi Association of Educators, she repeatedly called charter schools "private charter schools."
