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Mississippi Moves Toward Reviving an Initiative Process 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 2066
Gov. Reeves Signs Medical Marijuana Law; Allows Fewer Patients Than Initiative 65 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 4607
Statue of Racist Ex-Gov. Bilbo Quietly Moved in Mississippi 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2264
Ridgeland Mayor's Plan To Ban 'Homosexual Materials' From Library Inspires UM Religion Talk 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 4268
New to this group 2 ashling Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 3499
Mississippi passes medical marijuana bill, heads to governor 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3836
Black Lawmakers Walk Out As Mississippi Senate Passes Anti-'Critical Race Theory' Bill 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 3474
Against 'Illogical Beliefs,' Medical Marijuana Earns Mississippi Senate Approval In 47-5 Vote 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 4359
Mississippi House Approves $4,000-$6,000 Pay Raise For Teachers 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2484
Accused of fraud, Coast casino workers forced to repay COVID unemployment. 'Nobody lied.' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2909
Mississippi gives financial aid to students who can already afford college, report shows Read more 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 3010
Parents upset by school's 'body image' program which offered 'shapewear' 6 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3343
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tests Positive for COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2662
Dam Is Full And Springing Leaks: Mississippi Doctors Say Health System Broken Since Delta 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 2416
Emmett Till would have been 80 this weekend. The Mississippi barn where Till was killed ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jan 2022 4 4543
Teacher shortage: Mississippi lacks 3,000 certified teachers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1475
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity suspended from Ole Miss campus until 2025 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 3028
State agency prepares to privatize management of some Mississippi-owned parks 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1679
New welding program could help incarcerated Mississippians gain employment after release 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 2127
Coalition pushing for equal pay law to be considered by Mississippi legislature in upcoming session 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2418
Mississippi Governor Sets $1K Bonuses for State Law Officers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2032
Needy Mississippi Families to Receive $1,000 for Holidays 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1938
Judge Reeves Schedules Hearing Tuesday on Holding Hinds County in Contempt for Jail Conditions 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1835
Jackson Mayor Lumumba Tests Positive for COVID-19, Urges Masks and Boosters 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1957
Mississippi teachers have some of the lowest pay in the region, analysis shows 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 2217
Mississippi loses Supreme Court water fight with Tennessee 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1224
Ex-Deputy Municipal Clerk Faces Embezzlement Charge 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1131
Mississippi Auditor Refers 10, Including Brett Favre, to Attorney General Over Welfare Money 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 1810
Key credit rating agency voices concerns about Tate Reeves' proposed tax cuts 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1157
MS made it easier to change gender on IDs, licenses. It was reversed with one sentence Read more at 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1583

Mississippi Continued...

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Mississippi School Boards Association leaving national group 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1220
Grand jury finds shooting of suspect charged in Hancock County deputy's murder was justified 0 bronxiteforever Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1763
Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett dies 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 4 1488
Anti-marijuana groups lobby as Gov. Reeves contemplates special session 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1445
Auditor Demands Brett Favre Return $828,000 in 'Illegally Spent Welfare Funds' 6 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 17 2167
State audit at Itawamba Community College uncovers $2 million in misused job training funds 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1579
'We are the future': Students react to proposal that would slash thousands in financial aid 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1459
Nightclub declared 'nuisance' is closing in Hattiesburg 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1253
Organizers Plan For Post-Roe Mississippi With Self-Managed Abortion Education 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1681
Flint Lead Lawyer Sues Jackson, MSDH, Alleging Lead-Poisoned Children 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1114
Mississippi aid program gave little help to renters but millions to a top law firm 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1689
"Free car !" --- what could go wrong ? 2 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1861
Abortion clinic CEO reacts to brief heard by U.S. Supreme Court 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 1925
Mississippi economist refutes politicians' claim that state cannot afford Medicaid expansion 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1302
Experts: Mississippi teacher pay needs to increase if state wants to keep its educators 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1338
IHL Prohibits Mississippi Colleges, Universities From Mandating COVID Vaccines 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1368
Lawmakers Consider Teacher Pay, Insurance Cost for Families 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1110
Pediatric Diabetes Surge In Mississippi: Doctors Concerned COVID-19 Is To Blame 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 13 1444
Despite Waning Delta Wave, Mississippi ICU Capacity Still 'Effectively Zero' 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1219
Where The Devil Comes In: Income Tax On Trial At The Mississippi Legislature 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1787
Current, former Coast officials owe MS thousands of dollars in unpaid fines, auditor says 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1601
Mississippi-based poultry producer Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5B 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1102
What Follows Confederate Statues? One Mississippi City's Fight 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1070
State Auditor's Claims About Wealthy Receiving Medicaid Were Misleading, Advocates Claim 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1568
Investigation: Nonprofit St. Dominic Hospital Routinely Sued Patients Who Couldn't Afford Care 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1299
State-appointed superintendent still not in place following takeover of Holmes County schools 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 950
'The worst is yet to come': State health officer admits reality of rising case numbers 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1339
Mississippi state representative battles breast cancer and beats it 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 952
MS Ethics Commission hits City of Jackson with largest fine ever for failing to provide public 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1140
As COVID-19 Surges Back to Winter Levels, Gov. Reeves Visits Aspen and Orlando 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1718

Mississippi Continued...

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Black 'New Deal,' Reparations Vital after Slavery, Discrimination, National Bar Leader Says 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1128
Two Democratic state senators resigning in Mississippi 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1912
Amtrak and freight railways agree to small step toward Gulf Coast passenger route 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1691
As Delta Variant Soars, Mississippi Sees Most COVID-19 Cases in One Day Since March 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 2340
Mississippi Teacher Pay Raise Finally Arrives After Long Delay 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1201
Mississippi warns vulnerable residents to avoid indoor gatherings no matter vaccination status 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1782
Mississippi Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Medical Marijuana 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1035
'Ominous' Delta Variant To Become Predominant Strain in Mississippi, Dr. Dobbs Warns 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1555
Black Mississippians Paved The Way For State Flag Change A Year Ago Today 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1033
Will rumors of Gunn gubernatorial run change MS House dynamics for next two years? 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1525
Vaccine Hesitancy 'Pitiful,' Dobbs Says As Hospitalizations Up for Under-40 Residents 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 10 1663
Supreme Court chief quietly gave pay raise to himself and other judges without legislative approval 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 2093
Company accused of overcharging Mississippians a prominent donor to state leaders 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1719
AG Fitch, Auditor White announce $55.5 million settlement with Centene 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1157
Batesville Mayoral Candidate Was In D.C. On Jan. 6, Marched With Proud Boys Earlier 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1744
Mississippi In Last Place for Vaccinations as Biden Administration Announces 'Month of Action' 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1157
Jackson Zoo Workers Move From Contract Positions to Become City Employees 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1302
Supreme Court could reverse Roe v. Wade with Mississippi abortion case 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1228
Mother Died in Madison County Jail After Pot Arrest, Family Sues for Negligence 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 12 2432
Mississippi could help long-neglected poor with Rescue Plan payments 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 3 1112
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