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UMMC, Blue Cross agree to mediator in insurance contract dispute

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi and University of Mississippi Medical Center have agreed on a mediator, who will oversee a mediation process to ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, May 10, 2022 5:00 pm

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Latest Reeves vetoes could again expand governor’s power

If Gov. Tate Reeves’ recent vetoes of 10 projects throughout the state totaling about $27 million stand, the power of Mississippi’s executive branch of government ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, May 5, 2022 2:39 pm

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The Supreme Court is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade. Here’s what you need to know.

On Monday, Politico released a leaked draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito which indicated the U.S. Supreme Court is ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, potentially ending ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 3:00 pm

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Lawmakers spent public money on private schools. Does it violate the Mississippi Constitution?

This past session the Mississippi Legislature gave $10 million to K-12 private schools even though the state constitution appears to be one of the few ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, April 26, 2022 2:00 pm

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Brookhaven man awaits trial as 2 plead guilty in connection to fraud scheme

Nancy New and her son Zach New reached deals Wednesday to plead guilty in a federal case involving $4 million in public school dollars prosecutors ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, April 21, 2022 11:47 am

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Disgraced welfare director from Brookhaven faces new bribery charges

Text messages between John Davis and Nancy New, obtained by Mississippi Today, shed light on how Davis directed New to pay for retired professional wrestler ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 10:00 am

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Grocery tax cut considered, but never acted upon by state’s political leadership

Mississippi’s political leaders have talked for years about cutting the 7 percent tax on groceries, the highest statewide tax of its kind in the nation ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Monday, April 18, 2022 1:30 pm

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Reeves signs bill creating Mississippi broadband office, appoints Brookhaven’s Sally Doty to run it

Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday signed into law the “Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi Act” and appointed former state senator and current Public Utilities ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 4:40 pm

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Spending billions, cutting taxes, fear and loathing: The 2022 legislative session wasn’t pretty, but it was historic

During the three-month 2022 legislative session, House Speaker Philip Gunn kept a copy of a January Mississippi Today article that noted the Legislature faced unprecedented tasks and ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, April 7, 2022 2:00 pm

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Governor, other Mississippi officials set to receive large pay raises

Legislature approved large raises for statewide and other elected officials starting in 2024   The Legislature as it winds up its 2022 session has approved ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, April 6, 2022 9:40 am

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