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Politics
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.
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.
Politics
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.
Politics
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.
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 …
Politics
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.
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.
Politics
Mississippi Governor Signs Largest Teacher Raise in Years
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Wednesday authorizing the largest pay raise in a generation for the state's public school teachers, long among the lowest-paid in the nation.
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.
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 …
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.
Politics
Lawmakers Aim for More Emergency Rooms in Rural Mississippi
Mississippi lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at bolstering health care in rural Mississippi.
Politics
'Go, Mississippi': State Could Ditch Song with Racist Roots
Mississippi is on the verge of scuttling a state song with racist roots, two years after it retired a Confederate-themed state flag.
Politics
Mississippi Joins States Limiting Outside Election Funding
Mississippi is the latest Republican-led state to ban election offices from accepting donations from private groups for voting operations—a movement fueled by conservatives' suspicion of donations by Facebook founder Mark …
Politics
Mississippi Legislators Work to Approve State Spending Plans
Mississippi legislators on Monday were approving parts of a state budget for the year that begins July 1, and it is substantially larger than the budget for the current year.
Politics
Teacher Raise, Tax Cut Top Issues in Mississippi Session
Mississippi legislators have finished their busiest session in years after enacting the largest teacher pay raise in a generation and setting the state's largest-ever income tax cut.
Education
JSU Getty Images Donation, MSU Research Week and Give Wing at USM
Getty Images recently donated two Canon camera bodies and three Canon lenses to the Office of University Communications at Jackson State University as part of the company's new partnership with …
Politics
Gov. Reeves Signs $524-Million Tax Cut As Education, Infrastructure Funding Woes Remain
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed an income-tax cut Tuesday afternoon that will eliminate $524 million from state revenues.
City & County
‘Just For Them’: Goodman Native Organizes Inaugural Kids Fest Jackson
Mississippi native Jay Branch has organized the inaugural Kids Fest Jackson event taking place in Jackson, Miss., on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
State
Alice Walker to be Featured at Mississippi Book Festival
Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker has been tapped to speak at this year's Mississippi Book Festival.
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