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House votes to replace elected PERS board with political appointees
The Mississippi House has voted to remove the board that currently oversees the state government pension – composed…
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Reeves privately tells senators he will veto any Medicaid expansion bill
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves summoned a group of state senators to the Governor’s Mansion in early March and…
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States have hodgepodge of cumbersome rules for enforcing Sunshine Laws
A nationwide review of procedures by The Associated Press and CNHI News revealed a patchwork of complicated systems…
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With bipartisan majority, House passes bill to restore voting rights to people convicted of nonviolent crimes
A large majority of House members voted on Thursday to approve a plan that creates a process for…
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States have patchwork, ‘broken’ systems for resolving open records disputes
She wondered what executives at the not-for-profit facility were making, so she filed a public records request to…
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Mississippi House Moves to Protect IVF Access
A bill that was originally drafted to address Medicare and Medicaid services for the state plan was altered…
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UM Magee Institute, Pharmacy school working to fight addiction stigma
OXFORD, Miss. – A $5 million grant secured by the University of Mississippi’s William Magee Institute for Student…
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Legislative update for the week of Feb. 26
Committees met frequently during the ninth week of the legislative session, as next Tuesday’s deadline to have House…
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Bill to shutter most of Parchman passes first committee hurdle
After facing initial pushback, a proposal to close most of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman passed its…
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With new solar panels, Mississippi State is taking strides towards carbon neutral goal
Mississippi State University, home to the largest undergraduate student body in the state, made strides earlier this month…