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What happens if Sen. Thad Cochran retires?
If Sen. Thad Cochran retires – some say it could happen as soon as next week – it would likely launch the ultimate game of musical chairs in Mississippi politics. States choose how to handle vacant...
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The federal government has granted its first ever 10-year waiver to Mississippi’s Division of Medicaid. The waiver, which is for family planning services, is one in a series of anticipated moves by the...
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USM baseball series cancelled over state’s ‘religious freedom’ law
Southern Miss will lose a home baseball series – and an undetermined amount of revenue – because of fallout from House Bill 1523, known as the “religious freedom bill.” Stony Brook, a public university...
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U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper will not seek re-election in 2018
U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper will not run for re-election this year, he told his staff on Thursday morning. U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Pearl Harper, a Republican, has served Mississippi’s third congressional...
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Unexpected vacancy quickly draws first candidate in race for Harper’s seat
Rogelio V. Solis, APMichael Guest, district attorney for Madison and Rankin counties A little more than 24 hours after shoo-in incumbent Rep. Gregg Harper announced he would not run for re-election...
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Go ahead UCF: Have your parade, give out rings – you did all you could do
College football bluebloods Alabama and Georgia will play for college football’s national championship Monday night in Atlanta. Rick Cleveland That’s one day after the Johnny-come-lately UCF Golden...
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Rural high-speed internet: White House, state lawmakers push to expand access
Many rural areas of Mississippi still struggle with accessing high-speed internet, but a spotlight on the issue nationwide and here at home could push lawmakers to lead the way in providing faster...
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A matter of facts: The background behind Bryant’s State of the State speech
Rogelio V. Solis, APGov. Phil Bryant outlines his legislative priorities during the State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Phil Bryant’s State of the State speech Tuesday evening was chock full of...
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House OKs roads bill that could create a $108M budget hole
Depending on where you stand on the Legislature’s need to fund road and bridge repairs and its need to keep the budget balanced, there was some good news and some bad news in the House on Thursday. The...
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Is State better than a year ago? No, not yet …
Kelly PriceCheck out reactions to Teaira McCowan’s (15) blocked shot, including her own, in Mississippi State’s 76-45 victory over Ole Miss. McCowan’s rejection of Alissa Alston’s (25) shot whistled...
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Who Dat? In the ‘Sip, the Saints that’s who
There’s no doubt where most Mississippians’ loyalties will lie Sunday when the New Orleans Saints go marching into U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Vikings in an NFL quarterfinal...
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Cleveland’s first semester under desegregation order: Opportunities missed,...
Kelsey Davis, Mississippi TodayA new Cleveland Central sign adorns the side of the high school. The fire hydrant is painted to match. CLEVELAND — In the summer of 2017, the country was still reeling...
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After scrambling for funds, Child Protection Services still needs $12 million...
Rep. Preston Sullivan, D-Okolona (foreground), and Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton (sitting behind him), during Tuesday’s House Appropriations Meeting about Child Protection Services Two weeks after the...
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University presidents: Future of Mississippi is at stake
Kayleigh Skinner/Mississippi TodayThe House Appropriations committee listens to IHL leaders discuss funding for the next fiscal year. Presidents from all eight public universities made a sobering...
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Ghost of HB 1523 could resurrect a religious exemption for vaccination
Rogelio V. Solis, APHouse Judiciary Committee B chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton in House chambers at the Capitol in Jackson At first, the pink spots spreading across the infant’s stomach looked like a...
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Who you got: Vivians? McCowan? Or both
Kelly PriceVictoria Vivians drives against LSU. Notes, quotes and an opinion or two while contemplating the fact that three-time C Spire Gillom Trophy winner Victoria Vivians is having by far her best...
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Homegrown hip-hop takes root in Mississippi
From the southernmost point of the Mississippi Gulf Coast all the way north to Memphis, nearly 200 dark blue markers commemorate the Mississippi Blues Trail and a history that has led to the Magnolia...
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Who gets state dollars to help pay for college in Mississippi?
Mississippi awarded $38 million in state-funded financial aid during fiscal year 2017, but more than half of it went to students from financially secure homes, a report by the Mississippi Office of...
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House bends Medicaid rules to accommodate hospital provider plan
After a tumultuous year, Mississippi’s powerful hospital lobby won a small victory this week when a House committee passed a bill requiring Medicaid to make room for a provider-sponsored insurance plan...
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Equal rights, safe spaces: Read all about them at Violet Valley Books
Pages with the words “queer” and “feminist” aren’t necessarily dog-eared in the state of Mississippi’s dictionary, but a bookstore in Water Valley is writing those entries in bold. Violet Valley...
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