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MS universities got millions in pandemic relief; It’s hard to know how they spent it

Mississippi’s eight public universities got hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to keep their doors open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly two ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Friday, January 28, 2022 6:00 pm

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Mississippi clinics turned women away — even during crises — if they had past due bills

Aubree Jordan of Madison has suffered from endometriosis since she was in middle school. She was a regular patient at The Woman’s Clinic in Madison, ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Friday, January 28, 2022 12:00 pm

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‘I was not expecting anything close to this:’ Teachers react to pay raise proposals

As the Legislature debates how to increase pay for Mississippi’s public school teachers, some educators and advocates say they are surprised and pleased by the ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, January 20, 2022 8:26 am

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Major tax cut, teacher pay raise proposals sail through House with bipartisan support

In less than 45 minutes Wednesday afternoon, the House approved legislation that would provide the largest tax cut in the state’s history and one of ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, January 13, 2022 7:59 am

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MS House passes redistricting plan that creates sprawling district

The 2nd Congressional District will meander the almost length of the state along the Mississippi River under the congressional redistricting plan approved 76-42 Thursday by ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Saturday, January 8, 2022 3:00 pm

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Lt. Gov. Hosemann has COVID, prompting concerns about Capitol outbreak

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann has tested positive for COVID-19 just one day into the 2022 legislative session, prompting concerns about an outbreak at the Capitol. ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, January 6, 2022 4:00 pm

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State economist refutes politicians’ claim that Mississippi cannot afford Medicaid expansion

The most common refrain of prominent Mississippi elected officials who have long rejected the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act — that the ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, September 16, 2021 6:00 pm

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Upset over vaccine mandate, Gov. Reeves says he will sue

Gov. Tate Reeves said he intends to be among a group of Republican governors suing President Joe Biden to block the president’s effort to require ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Monday, September 13, 2021 1:00 pm

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Mississippi’s hospital system could fail within 5-10 days; Gov. Reeves says to ‘remain calm’

As Mississippi’s top medical professionals worked to sound the alarm on Wednesday about an imminent failure of the state’s hospital system due to the surging ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, August 12, 2021 4:00 pm

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As activists demanded state flag change in 2020, Philip Gunn began counting GOP votes

A police officer murdered George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis. A team of police officers killed Breonna Taylor in her apartment in Kentucky. White ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, June 30, 2021 1:00 pm

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