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AG Lynn Fitch says Auditor Shad White overstepped authority paying consultant $2 million

By Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison   At the request of a top lawmaker, Attorney General Lynn Fitch opined that state Auditor Shad White lacked ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, December 11, 2024 4:00 pm

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Doctors group asks state Supreme Court to clarify that abortions are illegal in Mississippi

By Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today   A group of anti-abortion doctors is asking the state Supreme Court to reverse its earlier ruling stating that the ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:11 am

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MS receives $4M for in-home help for new parents; Participating counties include Copiah, Jefferson

The Mississippi State Department of Health will get nearly $4 million from the federal government to implement a home-visitation program for families in 16 counties with children ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, September 5, 2024 9:02 am

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As RFK Jr. fights to get off ballot in some states, his team files to get him on Mississippi’s

Since his withdrawal from the presidential race and endorsement of former President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed to have his name removed ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, September 4, 2024 10:00 am

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Insurance Commissioner Chaney pushing for his job to be appointed, not elected

Long-time Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney confirmed Wednesday he has met with legislative leadership about making his position appointed instead of elected. The Republican Chaney, who ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, August 29, 2024 1:13 pm

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Welfare agency settles with eight defendants in fraud lawsuit

The settlements represent less than 1% of the total welfare funds allegedly lost to malfeasance. Thirty-eight defendants remain. More than two years into the litigation, ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 2:14 pm

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‘Lies, rumors, innuendo … fiction.’ State GOP chair, AG bash Auditor Shad White’s book on welfare scandal

State Auditor Shad White has taken the unusual tack for a leader of an investigative and enforcement agency of writing a book about an ongoing ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:05 am

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UMMC awarded $1 million to fight sky-high syphilis rates

The state’s largest public hospital will accept $1 million from the federal government this month to reduce Mississippi’s syphilis rates – among the highest in ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, August 8, 2024 12:00 pm

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Mississippi has more rural emergency hospitals than any other state. Can the ‘lifeline’ program save rural health care?

Mississippi has more rural emergency hospitals than any other state – and there could be two more on the way soon. Some have hailed the ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:30 pm

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Hosemann, White trade jabs, hint at gubernatorial aspirations at Neshoba Fair

NESHOBA COUNY FAIR — Republicans state Auditor Shad White and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann threw a little political shade at each other, and both indicated ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:30 pm

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