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Ex-Nonprofit head Webb pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud

(AP) — The former director of a Mississippi nonprofit organization pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to stealing government funds intended to help needy families ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, March 17, 2023 12:18 pm

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Police: Woman struck, killed by Highway Patrol vehicle

(AP) — A pedestrian in the middle of U.S. Highway 49 was struck and killed by a Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicle early Friday, police in ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, March 17, 2023 9:30 am

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Mississippi governor OKs longer postpartum Medicaid coverage

(AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, saying ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, March 17, 2023 8:39 am

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Bill signed to decriminalize fentanyl test strips

JACKSON — Mississippi will decriminalize materials that allow people to test illegal drugs to detect if they are spiked with fentanyl, a highly powerful synthetic ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12:09 pm

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Mississippi advances initiative process but not for abortion, budget proposals

(AP) — Mississippi might revive an initiative process, but people would be banned from putting abortion laws or budget proposals on the statewide ballot under ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, March 9, 2023 10:00 am

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Mississippi Senate votes to tweak school funding formula

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi senators voted Tuesday to revise the state’s education budget formula that has been in law since 1997 but has been ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 11:37 am

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Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for minors

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18, ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 3:01 pm

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Mississippi House panel OKs longer Medicaid after births

(AP) — A Mississippi House committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would provide women with a full year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth, just ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 2:01 pm

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Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed lawsuits Thursday in Mississippi, accusing the state auditor and two national sportscasters of defaming him ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, February 10, 2023 2:42 pm

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US downs Chinese balloon over ocean, moves to recover debris

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, February 4, 2023 2:23 pm

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