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State
Mississippi Confirms Its 1st Death Connected to Vaping
The Mississippi State Department of Health is confirming Mississippi's first death related to vaping.
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Herman's Picks
I once heard in a movie that "Art is the highest source of education." The next two weeks you're in for quite a schooling, if you're willing. The New Orleans' …
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In Reversal, House Votes to Limit Attorney General's Powers
Mississippi's Democratic attorney general is lashing out at Republican lawmakers who are trying to limit his powers.
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State
Gov. Tate Reeves Partners with Private Sector to Study Economic Recovery
On Tuesday, April 14, Gov. Tate Reeves announced that he has asked leaders of Mississippi’s business community to chart a course for economic recovery and re-opening Mississippi’s economy.
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Person of the Day
Imani Skipwith
Belhaven University is awarding its first Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship to Imani Skipwith of Jackson, the university announced Tuesday.
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Art
The City of Jackson May Win $1 Million to Fund Public Art
The City of Jackson could win $1 million to fund public-art installations from Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge.
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Civil Rights
Rep. John Lewis
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, the 78-year-old civil rights icon and veteran congressman from Georgia, was released from the hospital Sunday evening after his weekend admission for an undisclosed reason.
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Health Care
Mississippi Medicaid Director Resigns
Gov. Phil Bryant told WLBT-TV Friday that Dr. David Dzielak is leaving his post as executive director of the Division of Medicaid after six years.
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MSU Boosts Fundraising Goal to $1 Billion by 2020
Mississippi State University is raising the goal of its current fundraising drive to $1 billion by 2020.
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Food
The Wild, Wild, Tasty West
Common Ground Covenant Church will host Taste of West Jackson for a second year on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Claiborne Park from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Domestic Violence
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Disservice'
Rolling back protections for survivors does nothing but push women back into a culture of silence, surviving sexual assault with no protections or avenues to justice at their universities.
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Mandatory Life for Man Who led 2-State, 3-Week Manhunt
A judge has sentenced a man whose violent crimes started a three-week manhunt in Louisiana and Mississippi, the Washington Parish district attorney said.
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No Smoke Alarm in More than Half of Mississippi Fatal Fires
More than half the people killed last year by house fires in Mississippi were in homes without working smoke alarms, the Mississippi State Fire Marshal's Office said.
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Health Care
Health Department Closing Two-Thirds of Regional Offices
The Mississippi State Department of Health is going from nine regional offices to three because of budget cuts.
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Feds Want Proof for ACA Exchange Special Enrollment Windows
The federal government is tightening loopholes that let customers on the Affordable Care Act's public insurance exchanges buy coverage outside the law's annual enrollment window.
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Florida Overhauls Death Penalty in Bid to Resume Executions
Florida is overhauling the death penalty in a bid to resume executions after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the state's current sentencing law was unconstitutional.
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Gov. Bryant, Don’t Perpetuate the Status Quo
To the honorable Gov. Phil Bryant ... I am writing you to express my concerns about your recent decision to declare April "Confederate Heritage Month."
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City & County
Ashby Foote Joins Jackson Council
The Jackson City Council has moved closer to returning to full strength with Ashby Foote officially joining the body as Ward 1 councilman.
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National
For Nunnelee, No More Medical Treatment Possible for Cancer
Doctors have found a new tumor in U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee and told him no further medical treatment is possible, a spokesman for the Mississippi congressman said Friday.
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Style
Welcome, Amigos
It's not every day that Capitol and State streets transform into a colorful fiesta with fragrant smells of carne asada, elote grilling and the aria of mariachi music lingering in …
