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City & County
City Update: Siemens Investigation Moves Forward, Bridge Closure, JPD Accreditation, Local Heroes
Ward 3 Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes removed his glasses as Council President Melvin Priester Jr. of Ward 2 announced the body would be going into an executive session—its second …
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Personhood
Mississippi Six-Week Abortion Ban 'Smacks of Defiance,' Federal Judge Says
U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves did not rule on whether or not he will block Mississippi's six-week abortion ban in federal court today. He said he will issue a …
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State
Mississippi Giving Away Alarms to Try to Reduce Fire Deaths
The Mississippi Fire Marshal's office is giving away smoke alarms to try to reduce fire deaths.
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State
Officials Seek to Open Major Spillway on Mississippi River
Army Corps of Engineers officials in Louisiana aim to open a historic flood control structure above New Orleans on Tuesday for an unprecedented second time in one year.
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National
Louisiana 'Heartbeat Bill' Relies on Mississippi Taxpayers' Legal Defense
The Louisiana Senate passed a six-week abortion ban modeled after the one Mississippi passed in March, but with one caveat: If the Louisiana one becomes law, it will not go …
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Civil Rights
James Meredith
Mississippi native civil-rights activist James Meredith is conducting a tour of the Jackson Hinds Library System to raise awareness of the importance of public libraries in educating African Americans of …
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Democrats, Activists 'Infuriated' as Hood Defends Six-Week Abortion Ban
Abortion-rights activists and some Democratic leaders are unhappy with Mississippi's leading Democratic candidate for governor, state Attorney General Jim Hood, after his office filed a brief in defense of the state's new six-week abortion ban.
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Civil Rights
Mississippi School Discriminated to Avoid White Flight, Lawsuit Claims
Nearly 50 years after federal courts ordered Cleveland High School desegregated, the Delta high school remains embroiled in battles over desegregation.
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Business
Analysis: Decisions on Mississippi Power Face New Officials
Public Service Commissioner is the hardest job that few people are thinking about in Mississippi's crowded election year.
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Health Care
As Mississippi Evades Measles, Activists Want Vaccine Exemptions
Mississippians need not worry about developing measles after an infected Tennessee traveler exposed diners at a Hattiesburg fast food restaurant last month, the Mississippi State Department of Health says.
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Politics
Mayor Dismissed from Lawsuit Tied to Contentious Senate Race
A federal judge has dismissed claims against a Mississippi mayor and a police officer in a lawsuit filed by the widow and sons of an attorney who killed himself during …
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National
Utility Faces Federal Investigation Over Failed Power Plant
A utility giant faces a federal investigation over a $7.5 billion coal-fueled power plant that Mississippi regulators pushed the electrical utility into partly canceling.
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Food
Best of Jackson: Burgers of Note
Earlier this year, you told us your choices for some of the best local burgers in the Jackson metro area. While the winner and finalists have many choices, we decided …
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Joe Biden and the Dixiecrats Who Helped His Career
Vice President Joe Biden talked about his mentor James O. Eastland at a rally for Democrat Doug Jones in Birmingham, Ala., in 2017.
