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'Go, Mississippi': State Could Ditch Song with Racist Roots

Mississippi is on the verge of scuttling a state song with racist roots, two years after it retired a Confederate-themed state flag.

Mississippi lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at bolstering health care in rural Mississippi. Photo …

• April 4, 2022

Lawmakers Aim for More Emergency Rooms in Rural Mississippi

Mississippi lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at bolstering health care in rural Mississippi.

Mississippi legislators are returning to the Capitol on Monday with hopes of finishing their 2022 …

• April 4, 2022

Mississippi Lawmakers Aim to Finish Budget and End Session

Mississippi legislators are returning to the Capitol on Monday with hopes of finishing their 2022 session.

Mitchell McGinnis and many other Mississippians have raised funds to support Slavik’s family during this …

• April 1, 2022

Ukrainian Refugee Benefit Concert, Mississippi Transgender Day of Visibility and ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Mitchell McGinnis and many other Mississippians have raised funds to support Slavik’s family during this time of unrest within Ukraine. To further that goal, McGinnis has helped organize a benefit …

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• April 1, 2022

The Mississippi House and Senate on Thursday approved each other's redistricting plans that are likely …

• April 1, 2022

Mississippi House and Senate OK Each Other's Redistricting

The Mississippi House and Senate on Thursday approved each other's redistricting plans that are likely to maintain Republican majorities in each chamber.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Wednesday authorizing the largest pay raise in a …

• March 31, 2022

Mississippi Governor Signs Largest Teacher Raise in Years

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Wednesday authorizing the largest pay raise in a generation for the state's public school teachers, long among the lowest-paid in the nation.

Jackson State University recently announced that it is an Alumni Enrichment Institute Partner for the …

• March 30, 2022

Alumni Enrichment Institutes an MS Got Soul at JSU, State Science Fair at USM

Jackson State University recently announced that it is an Alumni Enrichment Institute Partner for the 2022 Alumni Enrichment Institutes.

The Mississippi House and Senate voted by wide margins Tuesday to approve separate plans to …

• March 30, 2022

Mississippi House, Senate Pass Separate Redistricting Plans

The Mississippi House and Senate voted by wide margins Tuesday to approve separate plans to redraw legislative districts to account for population changes revealed by the 2020 Census.

The second Food and Drug Administration-approved booster dose marks the fourth COVID-19 shot in a …

• March 29, 2022

FDA Approves Second COVID-19 Booster For Immunocompromised, 50-And-Up

At-risk Mississippians over 12 years of age as well as anyone over 50 are now eligible for a second booster dose, thanks to authorization from the Food and Drug Administration …

Mississippi legislators worked on budget proposals Monday after missing deadlines because of a long dispute …

• March 29, 2022

Mississippi Works to Set Budget After Missing Deadline

Mississippi legislators worked on budget proposals Monday after missing deadlines because of a long dispute over a tax cut plan.