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Mississippians gather signatures for local medical marijuana 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2299
Legislature gives $20 million in relief funds to private schools 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3643
How the Gulf Coast train beef between Amtrak and CSX is intensifying 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 4270
Governing by text: Phil Bryant's hidden hand picked welfare winners 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2993
Plans underway to improve state parks throughout Mississippi 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2232
Judge scales back consent decree; Sheriff says Hinds Co. avoids jail takeover 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 3613
Booth selling Confederate and Trump flags at MS Coast elementary school sparks uproar 15 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 36 7810
'Go, Mississippi': State Could Ditch Song with Racist Roots 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 3547
Gov. Reeves Signs $524-Million Tax Cut As Education, Infrastructure Funding Woes Remain 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 4504
Mississippi teacher pay raise signed into law 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2733
ATF accuses man of setting fire to American Tower cell site, trying to destroy many other locations 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 7970
Not their first rodeo: How Black riders are reclaiming their place in cowboy culture 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 3053
Valaris Drillship Collides with Bulk Carrier in Pascagoula, Mississippi 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 2497
Republicans Approve 'CRT' Bill Despite Opposition From All Black House Members 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 4381
Mississippi Moves Toward Reviving an Initiative Process 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 2135
Gov. Reeves Signs Medical Marijuana Law; Allows Fewer Patients Than Initiative 65 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 4684
Statue of Racist Ex-Gov. Bilbo Quietly Moved in Mississippi 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2350
Ridgeland Mayor's Plan To Ban 'Homosexual Materials' From Library Inspires UM Religion Talk 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 4333
New to this group 2 ashling Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 3578
Mississippi passes medical marijuana bill, heads to governor 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3927
Black Lawmakers Walk Out As Mississippi Senate Passes Anti-'Critical Race Theory' Bill 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 3573
Against 'Illogical Beliefs,' Medical Marijuana Earns Mississippi Senate Approval In 47-5 Vote 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 4477
Mississippi House Approves $4,000-$6,000 Pay Raise For Teachers 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2601
Accused of fraud, Coast casino workers forced to repay COVID unemployment. 'Nobody lied.' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2987
Mississippi gives financial aid to students who can already afford college, report shows Read more 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 3078
Parents upset by school's 'body image' program which offered 'shapewear' 6 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3494
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tests Positive for COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2728
Dam Is Full And Springing Leaks: Mississippi Doctors Say Health System Broken Since Delta 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 2518
Emmett Till would have been 80 this weekend. The Mississippi barn where Till was killed ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jan 2022 4 4687
Teacher shortage: Mississippi lacks 3,000 certified teachers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1589

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Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity suspended from Ole Miss campus until 2025 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 3107
State agency prepares to privatize management of some Mississippi-owned parks 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1750
New welding program could help incarcerated Mississippians gain employment after release 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 2235
Coalition pushing for equal pay law to be considered by Mississippi legislature in upcoming session 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2497
Mississippi Governor Sets $1K Bonuses for State Law Officers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2132
Needy Mississippi Families to Receive $1,000 for Holidays 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 2007
Judge Reeves Schedules Hearing Tuesday on Holding Hinds County in Contempt for Jail Conditions 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1899
Jackson Mayor Lumumba Tests Positive for COVID-19, Urges Masks and Boosters 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 2023
Mississippi teachers have some of the lowest pay in the region, analysis shows 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 2350
Mississippi loses Supreme Court water fight with Tennessee 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1286
Ex-Deputy Municipal Clerk Faces Embezzlement Charge 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1194
Mississippi Auditor Refers 10, Including Brett Favre, to Attorney General Over Welfare Money 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 1880
Key credit rating agency voices concerns about Tate Reeves' proposed tax cuts 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1240
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 1680
Mississippi School Boards Association leaving national group 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1302
Grand jury finds shooting of suspect charged in Hancock County deputy's murder was justified 0 bronxiteforever Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1847
Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett dies 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 4 1553
Anti-marijuana groups lobby as Gov. Reeves contemplates special session 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1521
Auditor Demands Brett Favre Return $828,000 in 'Illegally Spent Welfare Funds' 6 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 17 2291
State audit at Itawamba Community College uncovers $2 million in misused job training funds 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1658
'We are the future': Students react to proposal that would slash thousands in financial aid 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1529
Nightclub declared 'nuisance' is closing in Hattiesburg 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1318
Organizers Plan For Post-Roe Mississippi With Self-Managed Abortion Education 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1769
Flint Lead Lawyer Sues Jackson, MSDH, Alleging Lead-Poisoned Children 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1181
Mississippi aid program gave little help to renters but millions to a top law firm 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1768
"Free car !" --- what could go wrong ? 2 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1981
Abortion clinic CEO reacts to brief heard by U.S. Supreme Court 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 2017
Mississippi economist refutes politicians' claim that state cannot afford Medicaid expansion 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1395
Experts: Mississippi teacher pay needs to increase if state wants to keep its educators 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1459
IHL Prohibits Mississippi Colleges, Universities From Mandating COVID Vaccines 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1438

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Lawmakers Consider Teacher Pay, Insurance Cost for Families 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1178
Pediatric Diabetes Surge In Mississippi: Doctors Concerned COVID-19 Is To Blame 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 13 1593
Despite Waning Delta Wave, Mississippi ICU Capacity Still 'Effectively Zero' 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1292
Where The Devil Comes In: Income Tax On Trial At The Mississippi Legislature 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1896
Current, former Coast officials owe MS thousands of dollars in unpaid fines, auditor says 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1678
Mississippi-based poultry producer Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5B 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1184
What Follows Confederate Statues? One Mississippi City's Fight 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1133
State Auditor's Claims About Wealthy Receiving Medicaid Were Misleading, Advocates Claim 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1659
Investigation: Nonprofit St. Dominic Hospital Routinely Sued Patients Who Couldn't Afford Care 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1361
State-appointed superintendent still not in place following takeover of Holmes County schools 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1017
'The worst is yet to come': State health officer admits reality of rising case numbers 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1421
Mississippi state representative battles breast cancer and beats it 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1023
MS Ethics Commission hits City of Jackson with largest fine ever for failing to provide public 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1209
As COVID-19 Surges Back to Winter Levels, Gov. Reeves Visits Aspen and Orlando 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1802
Black 'New Deal,' Reparations Vital after Slavery, Discrimination, National Bar Leader Says 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1208
Two Democratic state senators resigning in Mississippi 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1985
Amtrak and freight railways agree to small step toward Gulf Coast passenger route 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1753
As Delta Variant Soars, Mississippi Sees Most COVID-19 Cases in One Day Since March 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 2436
Mississippi Teacher Pay Raise Finally Arrives After Long Delay 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1269
Mississippi warns vulnerable residents to avoid indoor gatherings no matter vaccination status 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1859
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