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15-week abortion ban passes Senate committee
Mississippi is one step closer to having the most restrictive abortion policy in the country. On Tuesday, the Senate Public Health Committee passed a bill that would ban abortions in the state after a...
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Democrat David Baria enters Senate race
Adam Ganucheau | Mississippi TodayHouse Minority Leader Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, speaks to reporters at a Stennis Institute luncheon earlier this year in Jackson. David Baria, a state...
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It’s on: Chris McDaniel will challenge Roger Wicker
Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi TodayState Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, announced his Republican primary challenge to incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker on Wednesday. ELLISVILLE — Chris McDaniel,...
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Baria runs on debunking ‘rosy’ picture painted by GOP leaders
Rep. David Baria and family at his announcement that he would seek a seat in the U.S. Senate. BAY ST. LOUIS — Rep. David Baria mentioned none of his challengers by name, but in the formal announcement...
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V.A. Patterson: a crucial component to Mississippi’s creative circle
The arts encircle V.A. Patterson’s neck, fill her shelves, adorn her walls and crowd her calendar. It’s a warm, all-encompassing embrace, from her necklace of pine needles, raffia and beadwork by...
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Historic trail celebrates success of country music in Mississippi
This story is our weekly ‘Sip of Culture, a partnership between Mississippi Today and The ‘Sip Magazine. For more stories like this, visit The ‘Sip’s website. Nashville might get credit for being...
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State, private prisons again on trial in Mississippi
U.S. Probation and Pretrial ServicesThe federal courthouse in Jackson For the second time in less than three years, the state of Mississippi is in federal court defending a lawsuit against one of its...
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This Mississippi political year ‘takes the cake’
Rogelio V. Solis, APVoters wait in line to cast their ballots in Ridgeland on Nov. 8, 2016. This year’s elections promise more drama. It’s about as wild as it can get politically in Mississippi. Both...
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Starkville approves Pride Parade, reversing earlier vote
Rogelio V. Solis, APStarkville Mayor Lynn Spruill The Starkville Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to allow the city’s first gay pride parade, a stunning reversal of its vote to block the parade two...
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Racial healing through music: Program expands in Delta communities
Aallyah Wright, Mississippi TodayChelsea Young, assistant program coordinator, helps Jeanthony Rice, F.L.Y. Zone Academy member, with his lyrics during a Healing With A Groove session at the...
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Historic trail celebrates success of country music in Mississippi
This story is our weekly ‘Sip of Culture, a partnership between Mississippi Today and The ‘Sip Magazine. For more stories like this, visit The ‘Sip’s website. Nashville might get credit for being...
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In a basketball Grand Slam, the tiniest schools might be the biggest winners
Keith Warren, MHSAAThe Pine Grove Lady Panthers celebrate the State Class 1A championship victory Friday at Mississippi Coliseum. Back in the sometimes good old days, Mississippi’s high school...
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118 dancers make the cut for USA International Ballet Competition
The video count edges north of 275, but two sets of eyes remain glued to the big TV screen in the Presidential Suite at The Westin Jackson. There, a ballerina glides across a studio floor with enough...
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Historic trail celebrates success of country music in Mississippi
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Choctaw Central shows how to play – again
Keith Warren/MHSAAThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians supports the Choctaw Central Lady Warriors. More than 2,000 made the trip Saturday to Mississippi Coliseum to cheer the team’s 89-56 state...
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Hosemann not seeking re-election as Secretary of State
Delbert Hosemann gave one of his strongest hints that he will seek higher office by declaring Monday that he will not run for a fourth term as secretary of state. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann...
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MDOT official: Latest roads plan relies on ‘unstable’ funding source
MDOT Dick Hall An infrastructure plan Senate leaders said could generate more than $1 billion using a mix of grants, loans and existing revenue streams will not raise enough cash to meet all of...
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A safe hire? No, Ole Miss crushed it with Kermit Davis Jr.
Mark Humphrey, APMiddle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis leaves the court after a 79-54 victory over UAB Feb. 24, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Ole Miss soon will hire Kermit Davis Jr., as its new...
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New book depicts evolution of Hal & Mal’s from restaurant to cultural icon
“Every square inch of the place has hundreds of stories.” Malcolm White is describing Hal & Mal’s the legendary Jackson food, drink and music emporium named for White himself and his late brother,...
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McDaniel: ‘I’m asking to finish the term we felt we won in 2014’
Anti-establishment conservative Chris McDaniel never officially conceded the 2014 Republican primary in which he lost to Sen. Thad Cochran. On Thursday, when discussing why he would ditch his challenge...
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