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Insurance deal ends for Mississippi health system’s patients
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The insurance agreement between Mississippi’s academic medical center and Blue Cross & Blue Shield has ended, with the hospital saying some ...
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Conference USA agrees to allow Southern Miss, Marshall, ODU to leave early
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Conference USA has agreed to allow Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss to expedite their move to the Sun Belt. The ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:48 am
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Tate Reeves signs largest teacher pay raise in years
JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Wednesday authorizing the largest pay raise in a generation for the state’s public school teachers, ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:29 am
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Bill would let grown adoptees get birth record
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Adults adopted as children in Louisiana may soon be able to obtain their original birth certificates without having to go ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, March 30, 2022 7:47 am
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Mississippi House and Senate approve own redistricting in resolution
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House and Senate voted by wide margins Tuesday to approve plans to redraw legislative districts to account for population changes revealed by the ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, March 29, 2022 2:18 pm
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Mississippi reveals redistricting for state House and Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators on Sunday unveiled plans to redraw the state House and Senate districts to account for population changesrevealed by the ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, March 28, 2022 8:14 am
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Mississippi lawmakers pass largest-ever state income tax cut
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the nation with perpetually underfunded schools and struggling rural hospitals, had its largest-ever tax ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, March 27, 2022 6:35 pm
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Louisiana revamping remedial classes for college students
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s public colleges and universities are revamping classes for students who aren’t prepared for college English or math. Instead of ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, March 27, 2022 7:40 am
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Top Mississippi lawmakers reach deal on income tax cut
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi House and Senate leaders reached a deal Saturday to reduce the state income tax over four years, saying it would ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, March 26, 2022 8:02 pm
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Louisiana twister carved destruction in mere moments
ARABI, La. (AP) — A powerful tornado took mere seconds to rip off roofs and destroy homes as it chiseled a path of destruction through ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, March 24, 2022 7:57 am
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Mississippi leaders spar over tax cuts as deadlines approach
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi House leaders offered a revised proposal Wednesday to phase out the state income tax, sending it to Senate leaders as ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, March 24, 2022 7:53 am
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Tornado strikes New Orleans as storms roll through the Deep South
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, ripping down power lines and scattering debris in ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:44 am
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Mississippi teacher pay raise bill headed to governor
JACKSON (AP) — A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves would give the state’s public school teachers their largest pay raise in years. The ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, March 22, 2022 1:01 pm
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It’s a deal: Mississippi teacher pay plan awaits final votes
JACKSON (AP) — Negotiators from the Mississippi House and Senate reached a deal Wednesday to boost some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation. ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, March 17, 2022 7:53 am
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Mississippi could renew push to extend Medicaid for new moms
JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate will try to revive a proposal to let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth, Lt. ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, March 15, 2022 8:00 am
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Lt. Gov. Hosemann: Suspend Mississippi gas tax 6 months
JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Monday that he and other Senate leaders are pushing to suspend the state’s gasoline tax for ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, March 15, 2022 7:39 am
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LSU fires Wade amid allegations of NCAA Violations
LSU has fired men’s basketball coach Will Wade for cause amid “serious” allegations of NCAA violations, the university announced Saturday in a joint statement from ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, March 14, 2022 1:37 pm
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New program to connect Louisiana home gardeners, food banks
WINNSBORO, La. — The LSU AgCenter has a new program to help home gardeners in northeast Louisiana donate produce to food pantries in a state ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, March 14, 2022 7:56 am
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William Carey University gets $1.9M teacher recruiting grant
PINE BELT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi university is offering a new program to help people get into the teaching profession. William Carey University is ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, March 13, 2022 9:57 pm
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Louisiana governor vetoes new congressional map
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed a new congressional redistricting plan for the state Wednesday night because it lacks a ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, March 10, 2022 7:13 am
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