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Black women face maternal care disparities
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2020, the maternal mortality rate for Black women in the U.S. was 55.3 deaths per…
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STATE RECORD CATFISH
photos by Blythe Summers/MDWFP The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has certified a new state record blue…
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Legislature gives $20 million in relief funds to private schools
Legislators approved $20 million in federal pandemic relief funds to private K-12 schools and private colleges for infrastructure…
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Lawmakers end session with historic spending spree
Mississippi legislators ended the 2022 session on a two-day spending spree where they spent funds at a pace…
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Governor, other officials set to receive large pay raises
The Legislature as it winds up its 2022 session has approved large raises for statewide and other elected…
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Legislators want to save money on prisoners’ health care, but reluctance to expand parole makes that tricky
Reluctance to expand parole may have led Mississippi legislators to unwittingly sabotage an effort to save state money…
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Screenings can change a child’s life. In Mississippi, most young kids don’t get them
Katina Spaulding’s daughter started walking at 15 months. Spaulding thought that was normal: This was her first child,…
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Schools will receive grades this year
For the first time in two years, public schools will be graded on student performance, prompting excitement from…
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Lawmakers pass largest tax cut in state history
The Mississippi Legislature in a bipartisan vote with very little debate on Sunday passed the largest tax cut…
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Lawmakers consider another tax cut proposal
Speaker Philip Gunn and House leaders on Friday — the day before lawmakers’ deadline to agree on broad…