Marshall Ramsey: Where the most audits in America occur
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Meridian will no longer throw people in jail for unpaid fines
Wikipedia Commons/DudemanfellabraDowntown Meridian, Miss. The city of Meridian has agreed to stop jailing people too poor to pay their fines and fees. Meridian has also agreed to stop using money bail...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Strike!
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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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Voucher funding mislabeled as non-existent ‘savings’ program; AG asked to...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaRep. David Baria asked the attorney general “does the Department of Education have the authority to redirect the identified funds to a fictitious...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Drain the Swamp
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Mississippi’s Extra Table gets to tell its story to national audience as...
Photo courtesy Extra TableExtra Table is committed to fighting food insecurity with nutritious foods. It all started with a phone call and a plea from a Hattiesburg mission pantry. They’d exhausted...
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Lessons learned at Delta State should pay dividends for Jeremy McClain at...
The late, especially great Boo Ferriss was the man who introduced me to Jeremy McClain, just hired Thursday as athletic director at Southern Miss. McClain was an All American pitcher for Delta State...
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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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Mississippi Delta students contribute to film that debuts at 2019 Sundance...
Sunflower County Film AcademyOmar Washington, a student with the Young Filmmakers’ Workshop, films a scene for Lonnie Holley’s, I Snuck Off The Slave Ship, which will premiere at the Sundance Film...
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Lieutenant governor’s power derives from senators; lawmaker says chamber must...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaSen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, said it’s time for senators, both Democrats and Republicans, to regain control of the Senate chamber. Minutes before the...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Inadequate education
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Ex-Madison Central pitcher Turnbull living a dream
AP Photo/Carlos OsorioDetroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull, formerly of Madison Central, throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Thursday, April 4, 2019, in...
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The American Humanist Association objects to Mississippi's License Plate having the word God on it. The post Marshall Ramsey: Plate Problems appeared first on Mississippi Today.
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‘I’m very proud today’: The man behind Tate Reeves’ rise to power
PEARL — For a moment on Monday evening, Terry Reeves stood alone and looked around the warehouse where his oldest son, Tate Reeves, had just officially kicked off his 2019 campaign for governor. The...
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Attorney general candidate appears in college yearbook blackface skit,...
Two months after Mississippi’s leading gubernatorial candidates faced questions about racist fraternity photos during their college years, new blackface photos featuring another high-profile candidate...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Even Light Can’t Escape It
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Crossroads Film Festival celebrates diversity in 20th year: ‘We’ve been doing...
Featuring 102 films from across the globe and the U.S., the 20th annual Crossroads Film Festival will spotlight creatives from groups that have struggled to receive due credit and notable roles in the...
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Bill Waller tells teachers he’s ‘not happy’ about raise amount, vows to push...
Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi TodayLocal educators attend a education town hall in Hattiesburg hosted by former Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., who is running for governor. HATTIESBURG – Republican...
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Sadler earned his Southern Miss keep – then some
Southern Miss media relationsDoc Sadler, far right, has instructions for Cortez Edwards, 1, and Tyree Griffin, 55, two of the seniors who led Southern Miss to 20 victories this past season. Let’s get...
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