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Mississippi Church a Window into National Gay Rights Debate

On many Sundays, conservative Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant can be found in the sanctuary at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, almost always in his trademark suit and boots, often …

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Mississippi Doctor: Why I Oppose Mississippi Sharia Law 1523

My opposition to the Mississippi Sharia Statute 1523 is based on my objection to the "protection" of some citizens' "deeply held moral beliefs" and not others.

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Ex-Prison Chief's Co-Defendant Wants to Withdraw Guilty Plea

A co-defendant of former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps wants to withdraw his guilty plea in a bribery case, a lawyer said Monday.

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Poll: Majority in State Support Medicaid Expansion, But the Legislature Doesn't

Despite the Mississippi Legislature's inaction with Medicaid expansion this session, a new poll shows that more than 50 percent of Mississippians support expanding Medicaid, which could provide health-care coverage to …

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Fondren Hotel Projects to Begin in Next Few Months

Two Fondren hotel projects are set to begin work by the summer, representing a combined total investment estimated at around $58 million.

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Mississippi NAACP Head: Phil Bryant's Legacy of Discrimination Continues, Legalizes Hatred

Governor Phil Bryant signed a bill that aims to legalize hatred, once again assuring that his legacy will be one built on hate and discrimination against others.

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Space X Successfully Delivers First 'Inflatable Room' to Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has made good on a high-priority delivery: the world's first inflatable room for astronauts. A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space …

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'Naked Women' Billboard Probably Will Stay, City Powerless to Change It

Concern about "naked women" on a billboard along Interstate 55 has residents demanding that the Jackson City Council do something about it—but it doesn't have the power to bring it …

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Key Paris Attacks Suspect Seized in Belgium, Officials Say

A fugitive suspect in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks was arrested in Belgium on Friday, French police officials said, after a raid Belgian authorities said was linked to the deadly …

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HB 1523's Religious Refusals Could Discriminate Against Public, Private Students

Although the Mississippi governor and legislators who support HB 1523, the "Freedom of Conscience of Religion Act," say it will not contribute to discrimination against the LGBTQ community, many legal …

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Putin says Panama Papers Part of US Plot to Weaken Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any links to offshore accounts and described the Panama Papers document leaks scandal as part of a U.S.-led plot to weaken Russia.

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Local Criminal System: Moves Like 'Quicksand,' Leading to 'Unintended Punishment'

The local criminal-justice system is slow-moving, lacks coordination, and pulls and keeps offenders inside it like "quicksand," participants at Mayor Tony Yarber's Criminal Justice Reform Task Force meeting said yesterday.

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EU Threatens to Sanction Tax Havens Like Panama

The European Union has threatened to sanction countries like Panama if they continue to refuse to cooperate fully to fight money laundering and tax evasion, after a leak of data …

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Seeing ‘Red’

On the second day of rehearsal for "Red," John Logan's Tony Award-winning play about modern artist Mark Rothko, energies at New Stage Theatre are high.

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Camaraderie and Tradition

My oldest daughter spent her last year of high school living with a family in a rural town in Ecuador, and it became a family joke to serve her dinner …

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Merle Haggard

Country giant Merle Haggard, who rose from poverty and prison to international fame though his songs about outlaws, underdogs and an abiding sense of national pride in such hits as …

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Governor Signs HB1523, ‘Unconstitutional’ Abortion Bill Heads to His Desk

An anti-abortion bill that has already been ruled unconstitutional by courts in Kansas and Oklahoma is on its way to Gov. Phil Bryant.

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Minnesota Governor Bans State Employees from Traveling to Mississippi

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is banning state employees from nonessential travel to Mississippi, making the southern state the second Dayton has targeted in less than a week for enacting controversial …

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The Panic Party Plan

If Widespread Panic's two-night residence in Jackson wasn't enough cause for celebration, show promoter Arden Barnett and crew at Ardenland have created a full schedule of events around the band's …

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Showcasing a Century

Financier Roy R. Neuberger's philosophy that the contemporary world should buy the artwork of contemporary artists led him to collect the art his own generation made, from artists such as …