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Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann collapses at podium, reported to be doing OK

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Wednesday morning collapsed while presiding over the state Senate chamber. He was later ... Read more

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Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann collapses at Mississippi Senate podium

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Wednesday morning collapsed while presiding over the state Senate chamber. Medical staff tended ... Read more

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Measures allowing former felons to regain voting rights clear House committees 

Two measures allowing some people convicted of disenfranchising felony offenses to regain their voting rights passed a House ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

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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 ... Read more