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Politics
Mississippi Lawmakers Aim to Finish Budget and End Session
Mississippi legislators are returning to the Capitol on Monday with hopes of finishing their 2022 session.
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City & County
Ukrainian Refugee Benefit Concert, Mississippi Transgender Day of Visibility and ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Mitchell McGinnis and many other Mississippians have raised funds to support Slavik’s family during this time of unrest within Ukraine. To further that goal, McGinnis has helped organize a benefit …
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Politics
Mississippi House and Senate OK Each Other's Redistricting
The Mississippi House and Senate on Thursday approved each other's redistricting plans that are likely to maintain Republican majorities in each chamber.
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Education
Alumni Enrichment Institutes an MS Got Soul at JSU, State Science Fair at USM
Jackson State University recently announced that it is an Alumni Enrichment Institute Partner for the 2022 Alumni Enrichment Institutes.
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Mississippi House, Senate Pass Separate Redistricting Plans
The Mississippi House and Senate voted by wide margins Tuesday to approve separate plans to redraw legislative districts to account for population changes revealed by the 2020 Census.
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Health Care
FDA Approves Second COVID-19 Booster For Immunocompromised, 50-And-Up
At-risk Mississippians over 12 years of age as well as anyone over 50 are now eligible for a second booster dose, thanks to authorization from the Food and Drug Administration …
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Mississippi Works to Set Budget After Missing Deadline
Mississippi legislators worked on budget proposals Monday after missing deadlines because of a long dispute over a tax cut plan.
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Mississippi House OKs Redistricting; Senators Debate Plan
The Mississippi House on Tuesday approved a plan to redraw its districts to account for population changes revealed by the 2020 Census.
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Crime
Sheriff: Rankin County Work-Release Program Is Not ‘Convict Leasing,’ A Vestige of Slavery
ACLU-MS Deputy Director Alicia N. Netterville said that the first iteration of House Bill 747 effectively functioned as convict-leasing by another name.
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Mississippi Reveals Redistricting for State House and Senate
Mississippi legislators on Sunday unveiled plans to redraw the state House and Senate districts to account for population changes revealed by the 2020 Census.
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City & County
Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade, Spring Market, JXN Flea and Brian Ballou
After two years’ wait, Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade and Festival returns to downtown Jackson. This year’s slogan, “Go Big and Come Home,” represents both the Jackson metro community getting to …
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Mississippi Increases Budget Estimates; Tax Cuts Unresolved
Top Mississippi lawmakers on Friday increased estimates of how much tax money the state will collect this budget year and next.
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Mississippi Gov Says He's 'Married' to Income Tax Phaseout
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves insisted Thursday that legislators pass a bill to phase out the state income tax, but other Republicans who lead the House and Senate remained far apart …
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Crime
US Judge Issues 2nd Contempt Order for Mississippi Jail
A federal judge has issued a second contempt order over poor conditions at a county jail in Mississippi, where court monitors found staff members are afraid to work in a …
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Health Care
COVID-19 Program for Uninsured Ends as Global Cases Rise
A federal program closing this week could mean less access to COVID-19 testing and treatment for poorer Mississippians moving forward.
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Mississippi Leaders Spar Over Tax Cuts as Deadlines Approach
Mississippi House leaders offered a revised proposal Wednesday to phase out the state income tax, sending it to Senate leaders as legislators approach big deadlines to set taxes and spending.
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Mo Williams
Former Murrah High School star and NBA player Mo Williams accepted JSU’s offer to serve as the school’s new head coach. Williams spent the last two seasons coaching at Alabama …
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Education
JSU Blue Tie Gala and Regions Card, MSU Virtual Reality Grant
Jackson State University’s National Alumni Association will host its fifth annual Blue Tie Gala on Saturday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Complex in downtown Jackson.
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Civil Rights
Emmett Till Family Again Demands Prosecution of White Woman for Child’s Lynching
The family of Emmett Till is once again calling for justice, nearly 70 years past young Till’s vicious murder, tied to a cotton-gin fan in the Tallahatchie River.
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Education
Mississippi Senate OKs Pay Raise for Teachers, House to Vote
Mississippi teachers would receive their largest pay raise in years, under a bill that the state Senate passed Thursday.
