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Felony voting ban lawsuit could now affect 30,000 disenfranchised Mississippians
R.L. Nave, Mississippi TodayThe Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit in federal court over the state’s voter disenfranchisement laws. From left: Attorneys Jonathan Youngwood and Jody Owens with...
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Mississippi State's new baseball stadium debuts to rave reviews. The post Marshall Ramsey: The New Dude appeared first on Mississippi Today.
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Some history – and future – at The New Dude
Ron Polk’s plaque in the Ron Polk Ring of Honor was dedicated Saturday at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville. STARKVILLE – So much Mississippi baseball history – and so much of the future – were on display...
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Marshall Ramsey: The Shield
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Election year keeping legislators away from controversial issues
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For AmericaMississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn speaks before Governor Phil Bryant’s State of the State address in the House of Representatives Chamber of the...
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After years of inaction, Delta teacher shortage reaches ‘crisis’ levels
Kaitlyn Barton takes her dog, Olive, out of her apartment and watches as she runs around before getting dressed and prepared to work her second job at Yazoo Pass in Clarksdale Wednesday, Oct. 31,...
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Family says Madison County jailers tortured man and left him to die, files...
The family of a man who died a day after being booked into the Madison County jail says his jailers beat and tortured him before leaving him to die in his cell, according to a lawsuit filed in federal...
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Mississippi's teachers are passionate and work long hours -- sometimes even at second jobs just to make ends meet. The post Marshall Ramsey: The Word Problem appeared first on Mississippi Today.
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Legislators grapple with how to fund state employee pay raise as budget...
Additional revenue may have to be found at the end of the session if Mississippi’s about 25,000 state employees are going to receive a pay raise, which would be the first since the 2007 session for...
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News, notes and quotes: Bibby’s out; Cougars back in state; baseball anyone?
Kelly Donoho/MSU athleticsChloe Bibby (55), a key player in Mississippi State’s 17-1 start, will miss the rest of the season with an injury to her left knee. News, notes, quotes and an opinion or two…...
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RIP: Joe Gibbon, 83, one of state’s greatest two-sport athletes
(MSHOF archives)Joe Gibbon In 1957, Joe Gibbon scored more points than college contemporaries Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor. Three years later, Gibbon helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win baseball’s...
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Marshall Ramsey: Thank a Teacher (if you had one)
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How the Mississippi School of Math and Science, one of the nation’s top high...
COLUMBUS—Faith Ivy was 15 when she moved away from her parents’ home in Hernando to go to college — sort of. The bubbly high schooler was accepted to the Mississippi School of Mathematics and Science,...
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This Ole Miss hoops story just got real
Rogelio V. Solis / Associated PressMississippi head coach Kermit Davis reacts to a official’s call in the second half of a college basketball game against Mississippi State, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 in...
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‘Promises after promises’: State workers, stuck under stagnant wages, have no...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For AmericaClarise Martin, 62, has worked at the Adams County DHS office for 30 years. She is one of thousands of state employees whose salary falls far below...
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Bad practice: What Mississippi doesn’t tell patients about doctors and sexual...
MEMPHIS — Danielle’s first visit went fine. She’d been referred to a well-respected OB-GYN in northwest Mississippi after a clinic examination determined she had abnormal cervical cells that needed...
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Marshall Ramsey: Scraps
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How grassroots efforts are trying to solve the teacher shortage crisis
One teacher at a time, nonprofit groups try to address the lack of teachers in the Mississippi Delta. After years of inaction, the state finally steps in to help them 1 This is the final...
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Ole Miss pianist ‘honored’ to share internationally acclaimed talents with...
Concert pianist Bruce Levingston, holder of the University of Mississippi’s Fant Chair and Chancellor’s Honors College Artist-in Residence, is drawing worldwide attention and is proudly sharing it with...
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