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Senate votes to strip PERS board authority to raise rates to fund retirement system
The Senate voted 38-7 Tuesday to prevent the board that governs the state’s public employee pension plan from ...
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Study: Medical Marijuana Use Rises as Prescription Pain Reliever Dips
OXFORD, Miss. – As legal medical marijuana usage climbed over the last decade, the use of prescription medications ...
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House committee chairman kills early voting bill without a vote
Mississippi will remain one of only three states that does not have in-person early voting after a House ...
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MSDH spotlights services during National Public Health Week
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Department of Health is proud to join health departments and organizations across ...
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Young voters agree on issues, prefer younger choices
Generation Z voters — some eligible to vote in their first presidential election — are focused on many ...
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10th year of Mississippi Book Festival will feature both alums and new appearances
Jackson, Miss. — This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Mississippi Book Festival. The festival has spent ...
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ERDC computer scientist earns Black Engineer of the Year Award
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Victoria “Vickey” Moore began her career at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center ...
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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 ...