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Mississippi Lawmakers Revise Some Medicaid Services

Mississippi lawmakers are updating the state's Medicaid program, allocating nearly $1 billion in state funds for the program that insures 1 in 4 state residents.

Mississippi lawmakers are updating the state's Medicaid program, allocating nearly $1 billion in state funds …

• March 27, 2018

Retired Justice Urges Repeal of Second Amendment

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second …

• March 27, 2018

Two Officers in Black Man's Fatal Shooting Won't Be Charged

Louisiana's attorney general ruled out criminal charges Tuesday against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting of a black man during a struggle outside a convenience store.

Attorney General Jeff Landry's decision came nearly 11 months after the Justice Department ruled out …

• March 27, 2018

Mississippians Sue to Get Voting Rights Restored After Serving Time

Wayne Kuhn completed his sentence for a grand larceny charge in the 1980s more than 25 years ago. He even got his record expunged—and yet he still cannot vote in …

Byron Coleman is one of five named plaintiffs suing Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann for …

• March 27, 2018

Sugar Ray's Sweet Shop, Que Padre and Zeek'z House of Gyros

Local business Sugar Ray's Sweet Shop launched a GoFundMe page on March 26 asking for donations to help keep the store open.

Jessica Davenport opened Sugar Ray's in the Cohen Brothers building in downtown Jackson on Valentine's …

• March 27, 2018

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• March 27, 2018

Dante Scott

Athletes from teams that don't win much do not normally receive honors, but MVSU forward Dante Scott earned the votes of head coaches and sports information directors with his play …

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• March 27, 2018

Lawmakers Again Fail to Make Oil Spill Money Spending Plan

State lawmakers have again failed to agree on a plan for spending part of Mississippi's compensation from 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

State lawmakers have again failed to agree on a plan for spending part of Mississippi's …

• March 27, 2018

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• March 27, 2018

UPDATED: City May ID Cops Who Discharge Weapons Within 72 Hours, Establishing Task Force

The City may require that the Jackson Police Department start releasing names of officers who fire on civilians within 72 hours of the incident.

'I Call B.S.': 'March for Our Lives' in Jackson Puts Young Protesters on Display

Nearly 200 people took to the streets of downtown Jackson on Saturday, March 24, 2018, for the March for Our Lives, which calls for school safety and stricter gun laws.

Nearly 200 people took to the streets of downtown Jackson on Saturday, March 24, 2018, …

• March 26, 2018

Medicaid Funding in Flux as Lawmakers Work on $6 Billion Budget

Over the weekend, lawmakers worked to pass a roughly $6-billion budget to fund state agencies beginning in July. They have until Monday night to complete passing the state budget, with …