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Why Mississippi teachers work 2nd jobs to get by

Chanda Ferguson fills a call-in order at the Seafood Junction in Algoma. Working at the restaurant is Ferguson’s second job. She is also a teacher ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, March 4, 2021 3:00 pm

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House advances bill that would politicize MS Archives and History board

A bill that has angered many state historians would have the governor and lieutenant governor appoint members to the board that oversees the Mississippi Department ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, March 4, 2021 9:00 am

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House kills medical marijuana alternative without a vote

A medical marijuana proposal that recently kept the state Senate tied in political knots into the wee hours of the morning died without a vote or discussion ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 10:00 am

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Governor lifts mask mandates as of Wednesday

Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday that he’s lifting all state-imposed mask mandates across Mississippi and removing COVID-19 related restrictions on business operations. “The governor’s ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, March 2, 2021 3:50 pm

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Where Mississippians can get the COVID-19 vaccine

An interactive map is now available showing where COVID-19 vaccines are being offered in Mississippi. The map, which is updated weekly, includes Mississippi State Department ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Monday, March 1, 2021 3:00 pm

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Education groups rip Speaker Gunn’s massive tax proposal

Mississippi’s leading education advocates are unanimously critical of a massive House plan that would fundamentally change the state’s tax structure, expressing concern that it cuts ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, February 25, 2021 8:20 am

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‘An unfair tax on women’: Bill targets Mississippi’s highest-in-nation tax on menstrual hygiene products

A bill pending in the Senate (SB2709) would eliminate Mississippi’s sales tax on menstrual hygiene products, contraceptive products, baby formula and diapers — taxes that advocates ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 10:00 am

News - Main

College athletes could be paid under new legislation

Mississippi is the latest to join a movement of states across America to grant college athletes the right to be compensated from endorsements and commercial ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, February 16, 2021 5:00 pm

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Faster-spreading COVID-19 variant found in Mississippi

The Mississippi State Department of Health announced Monday it confirmed the first case of a COVID-19 variant in the state that is known to spread ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, February 16, 2021 8:33 am

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State has critical teacher shortage but no one knows how bad

The Mississippi Legislature is taking aim at teacher pay raises this year, something lawmakers say is a first step in addressing the state’s critical teacher ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 2:00 pm

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