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Mississippi moms and babies suffer disproportionately. Medicaid expansion could help. 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 4568
Brett Favre helped an experimental drug maker get $2M in welfare money. Experts doubt the drug can 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 7620
In the Mississippi Delta, a hospital anchors its community. Now it's in danger of closing. 3 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 3126
Supreme Court asked to review Mississippi voting rights case 0 In It to Win It Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 2326
'Absolute and total incompetence': Governor slams mayor at turkey-pardoning ceremony 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 3952
'We're living in a nightmare': Jackson university students take online classes, leave campus amid ci 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 3678
Just heard that the Governor of Mississippi says he is willing to consider a ban on contraception .. 12 zed nada Sep 2022 Sep 2022 11 6774
Mississippi wasted welfare funds on Brett Favre speeches he never made 2 catbyte Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 4726
President Biden has declared the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi 1 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 4609
Republicans successfully make Mississippi a "shithole state". 5 TeamProg Aug 2022 Aug 2022 12 3542
Jackson water shortage crisis may cost billions to fix: Mayor 5 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 4600
Mississippi residents prepare for possible river flooding 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 3392
A legal battle in Mississippi will test whether states can criminalize those who provide information 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 7 4832
'Foolishly sticking with failed system': Mississippi leads the world in mass incarceration 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 Aug 2022 10 3918
The Bookseller Who Helped Transform Oxford, Mississippi 0 peppertree Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 2393
Tempers flare as preacher, activists clash at library board meeting on LGTBQ+ books 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 4683
Mississippi school board removes policy barring people with guns on school campuses 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 2573
FIRED: Lexington police chief out of a job after racist, expletive-laced recording is leaked 1 sl8 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 4526
Southern Soul Rodeo Honors Legacy Of The Black Cowboy In Tunica 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2289
Remember Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner, and the price they paid in 1964 in Mississippi for rights. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 4381
Black self-defense groups gathered in Natchez, Mississippi on Sunday to commemorate Juneteenth 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 3292
Mississippi school board upholds firing over 'New Butt' book 7 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 3305
Biden Taps Mississippi Judge As U.S. Sentencing Commission's First Black Chair 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 4307
Mississippi governor doesn't rule out banning contraception if Roe falls 6 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 9 4507
Coronavirus vaccine mandates banned in Mississippi 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2968
Feds find 'severe, systemic' problems in Mississippi prison 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 3866
The fate of Amtrak's train line along Mississippi's coast will be decided by these key issues 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 4394
On this day, April 23, 1940, 209 people were killed in the Rhythm Club fire in Natchez. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 4089
New law could require some Mississippians to prove citizenship when registering to vote 3 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 3123
Mississippians gather signatures for local medical marijuana 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2113

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Legislature gives $20 million in relief funds to private schools 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3401
How the Gulf Coast train beef between Amtrak and CSX is intensifying 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 3970
Governing by text: Phil Bryant's hidden hand picked welfare winners 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2796
Plans underway to improve state parks throughout Mississippi 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2044
Judge scales back consent decree; Sheriff says Hinds Co. avoids jail takeover 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 3428
Booth selling Confederate and Trump flags at MS Coast elementary school sparks uproar 15 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 36 6995
'Go, Mississippi': State Could Ditch Song with Racist Roots 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 3297
Gov. Reeves Signs $524-Million Tax Cut As Education, Infrastructure Funding Woes Remain 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 4309
Mississippi teacher pay raise signed into law 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2515
ATF accuses man of setting fire to American Tower cell site, trying to destroy many other locations 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 7654
Not their first rodeo: How Black riders are reclaiming their place in cowboy culture 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 2783
Valaris Drillship Collides with Bulk Carrier in Pascagoula, Mississippi 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 2219
Republicans Approve 'CRT' Bill Despite Opposition From All Black House Members 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 4114
Mississippi Moves Toward Reviving an Initiative Process 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1946
Gov. Reeves Signs Medical Marijuana Law; Allows Fewer Patients Than Initiative 65 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 4490
Statue of Racist Ex-Gov. Bilbo Quietly Moved in Mississippi 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2116
Ridgeland Mayor's Plan To Ban 'Homosexual Materials' From Library Inspires UM Religion Talk 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 4133
New to this group 2 ashling Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 3295
Mississippi passes medical marijuana bill, heads to governor 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3677
Black Lawmakers Walk Out As Mississippi Senate Passes Anti-'Critical Race Theory' Bill 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 3244
Against 'Illogical Beliefs,' Medical Marijuana Earns Mississippi Senate Approval In 47-5 Vote 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 4111
Mississippi House Approves $4,000-$6,000 Pay Raise For Teachers 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2323
Accused of fraud, Coast casino workers forced to repay COVID unemployment. 'Nobody lied.' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2760
Mississippi gives financial aid to students who can already afford college, report shows Read more 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2889
Parents upset by school's 'body image' program which offered 'shapewear' 6 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3072
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tests Positive for COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2546
Dam Is Full And Springing Leaks: Mississippi Doctors Say Health System Broken Since Delta 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 2291
Emmett Till would have been 80 this weekend. The Mississippi barn where Till was killed ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jan 2022 4 4210
Teacher shortage: Mississippi lacks 3,000 certified teachers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1318
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity suspended from Ole Miss campus until 2025 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2910

Mississippi Continued...

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State agency prepares to privatize management of some Mississippi-owned parks 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1548
New welding program could help incarcerated Mississippians gain employment after release 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1905
Coalition pushing for equal pay law to be considered by Mississippi legislature in upcoming session 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2298
Mississippi Governor Sets $1K Bonuses for State Law Officers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1871
Needy Mississippi Families to Receive $1,000 for Holidays 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1809
Judge Reeves Schedules Hearing Tuesday on Holding Hinds County in Contempt for Jail Conditions 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1725
Jackson Mayor Lumumba Tests Positive for COVID-19, Urges Masks and Boosters 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1834
Mississippi teachers have some of the lowest pay in the region, analysis shows 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1990
Mississippi loses Supreme Court water fight with Tennessee 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1082
Ex-Deputy Municipal Clerk Faces Embezzlement Charge 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1006
Mississippi Auditor Refers 10, Including Brett Favre, to Attorney General Over Welfare Money 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 1679
Key credit rating agency voices concerns about Tate Reeves' proposed tax cuts 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1051
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 1424
Mississippi School Boards Association leaving national group 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1077
Grand jury finds shooting of suspect charged in Hancock County deputy's murder was justified 0 bronxiteforever Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1625
Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett dies 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 4 1344
Anti-marijuana groups lobby as Gov. Reeves contemplates special session 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1302
Auditor Demands Brett Favre Return $828,000 in 'Illegally Spent Welfare Funds' 6 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 17 1857
State audit at Itawamba Community College uncovers $2 million in misused job training funds 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1451
'We are the future': Students react to proposal that would slash thousands in financial aid 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1337
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