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USM’s new president making $650,000
Joe Paul is being paid an annual salary of $650,000 as the 11th president of University of Southern…
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Ethics Commission says Legislature not subject to open meetings law
The eight-member Mississippi Ethics Commission voted 5-3 Friday that the state Legislature is not bound by the state’s…
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Fitch joins in on student debt relief fight
Attorney General Lynn Fitch has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the Biden Administration’s bid to reinstate…
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Feds find 11 more employers misusing visa program
Agents with the U.S. Department of Labor fined 11 Delta farms for misusing a popular visa program after…
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Taylor shares priorities as new leader of public schools
Newly named state superintendent of education Robert Taylor made his first public comments on Monday since being named…
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Insect pests threaten state pine stands
A variety of pests threaten Mississippi forests, presenting a challenge to landowners who lack experience in managing…
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Taylor named state superintendent of education
The State Board of Education has named a North Carolina educator and Mississippi native as the next state…
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Supreme Court sets execution date for teen’s killer
Mississippi has scheduled the execution of a former military recruiter who raped and murdered a teenage waitress in…
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Jackson, EPA agreement heads to federal court for approval
The Jackson City Council voted Thursday to enter into an “interim stipulated order” with the United States Government…
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EPA offers scant details as it tries to earn Jackson’s trust
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, during his fourth visit to Jackson in the last year, and Jackson…