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14th inmate death quietly announced by Mississippi Department of Corrections
By Mississippi Today JACKSON — Another Mississippi prisoner died this week, pushing the total to 14 deaths for ... Read more
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Republicans, poised to create the state’s first lottery, long considered the games bad for the poor
By Mississippi Today JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant stood under the Capitol dome in January of 2016 and ... Read more
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Medical marijuana campaign puts conservative backers in a ‘strange position’
What stands out most on the website for Medical Marijuana 2020, a proposed ballot initiative, are the names ... Read more
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MDOT director: Reeves staff used ‘political authority’ to keep frontage road project on time
Mississippi Department of Transportation Executive Director Melinda McGrath, in a letter to Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, did not ... Read more
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Curtis Flowers case: Prosecutors seek to bar death row inmate from attending mother’s funeral
Death row prisoner Curtis Flowers should not be allowed to attend his mother’s funeral this weekend, according to ... Read more
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Delta residents have mixed feelings about reopening of Emmett Till case
David Jordan was a student at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena when he pooled his money ... Read more
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State revenue rebounds for fiscal year, could bode well for 2019 session
State revenue collections, which have been sluggish for the past two years resulting in significant budget cuts for ... Read more
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Fired Clarksdale workers file lawsuit alleging bias against white city employees
Barely touching the one-year milestone of the mayor holding office, the City of Clarksdale is facing a lawsuit by three ... Read more
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Private Tallahatchie prison to house 1,350 federal detainees
A privately-owned prison in Tallahatchie County will soon house up to 1,350 prisoners on behalf of the U.S. ... Read more
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Mississippi farmers brace for tariffs’ impact: ‘We are the ones being hit the hardest’
North Mississippi farmer Jerry Slocum has first-hand knowledge of China’s unfair trading practices that President Donald Trump often ... Read more
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