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Health Care
Bryant Wants All Options But Medicaid on Table
Gov. Phil Bryant is still against Medicaid expansion, but says he's now willing to talk to hospitals about a deal on health-care funding.
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House Takes Up Far-Reaching Anti-Abortion Bill
The Republican-led House on Tuesday sought to shore up their support from conservatives with a vote on one of the most far-reaching anti-abortion bills in years.
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Budget Office View Boosts Senate Immigration Bill
Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce …
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Immigration Focus on House After Senate OKs Bill
Attention is shifting to the House and its conservative majority after the Senate passed a landmark immigration bill opening the door to U.S. citizenship to millions while pouring billions of …
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NRA Goes Silent After Connecticut School Shooting
The nation's largest gun-rights organization—typically outspoken about its positions even after shooting deaths—has gone all but silent since last week's rampage at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school that left 26 …
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No Deal in Sight as Deadline for Fiscal Deal Nears
Lawmakers are engaged in a playground game of "who goes first."
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Domestic Violence
How Clinton is Reducing Domestic Abuse
Tamra Morgan was the driving force behind putting a batterer's intervention program into the Clinton judicial system's toolkit. The program has significantly reduced domestic violence in the city.
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Business
New Directions for UMMC, Viking Corp
On Monday, Gov. Phil Bryant and University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones helped usher in what they believe will be the first step to a healthier population in the state.
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US Tax Code Longer than Bible—Without Good News
At nearly 4 million words, the U.S. tax law is so thick and complicated that businesses and individuals spend more than 6 billion hours a year complying with filing requirements.
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NY Seals 1st State Gun Laws Since Newtown Massacre
New York lawmakers agreed to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation and the first since the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, calling for a stricter assault weapons ban …
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4 Americans Meet Snowden to Give Him an Award
Four former U.S. government officials who met with former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden said Thursday that he is adjusting to life in Russia and expresses no regrets …
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Prayer, Hope and Questions
I don't think anyone wakes up in the morning telling themselves, "I am going to become a cause today." We are supposed to support causes, not be causes.
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Music
Fall Anticipation
After an exciting summer of new releases, music lovers might be left wondering if things could get any better.
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Business
Secretary of State Investigates David Watkins for Fraud in Money Transfer
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is investigating whether developer David Watkins fraudulently financed a Meridian development with bond money allocated for redevelopment in Metrocenter Mall.
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More Blue, Less Mountain, by Eric Stracener
Is there really a such thing as a "can't miss" show? Well, yes, any time Cary Hudson plays, there is. Many Mississippi music fans have long been familiar with Hudson …
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Health Care
New Study Suggests 'Universal Fetal Exposure' to BPA
All samples of umbilical cord blood obtained from pregnant women in California had detectable levels of bisphenol A, suggesting "universal fetal exposure," according to newly published research.
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Gay Rights Groups Seek Anti-Bias Victory in Texas
Gay rights advocates and religious conservatives were expected Thursday to pack a City Council meeting for a vote on nondiscrimination protections that are already in place elsewhere in Texas but …
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Fear of Humanitarian Disaster in Syria
Syrian opposition groups and international relief organizations are warning of the risk of mass starvation across the country, especially in the besieged Damascus suburbs where a gas attack killed hundreds …
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You Can’t Eat That
Sometimes it seems like every diet on the planet makes you feel like you can’t have fun.
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A Break for Smokers? Glitch May Limit Penalties
Some smokers trying to get coverage next year under President Barack Obama's health care law may get a break from tobacco-use penalties that could have made their premiums unaffordable.
