Mississippi

Miss. Gov. calls for $3M to protect children from ‘far-left socialist teachings’
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves is calling for a shift in the way American history is taught in Mississippi.
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New Mississippi state flag: Commission has made its final selection, now it’s up to voters
A state commission has selected the Magnolia Flag to be the next flag of Mississippi. Voters will decide this November whether to approve it or…
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Mississippi Changing State Flag As Legislature Passes HB 1796 to Replace It
It took less than five hours for both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature to introduce the bill, send it through two different rules committees, shepherd…
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Mississippi appears to have enough votes to change state flag, senior lawmaker says
Mississippi lawmakers who want to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state’s flag appear to have enough votes in the state Legislature to make…
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Mississippi welfare scandal: Luxury cars among $94M in questionable spending, audit shows
JACKSON, Miss. – Money meant to help poor residents was used to buy luxury cars, sponsor a college baseball tournament and hire family members of…
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Appeals court keeps block on Mississippi 6-week abortion ban
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court is keeping a block on a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions as early as about…
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Tate Reeves wins GOP nomination for Mississippi Governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has won the Republican nomination for governor, defeating ex-Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. in the runoff…
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U.S. immigration officials raided several Mississippi food processing plants on Wednesday
MORTON, Miss. (AP) — U.S. immigration officials raided seven Mississippi chicken processing plants Wednesday, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in the largest workplace sting in…
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Mississippi GOP gubernatorial candidate denied reporter access because she’s a woman
On Wednesday, State Rep. Robert Foster, a Republican candidate for governor in Mississippi, said he had asked a female reporter to bring a male counterpart…
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‘Heartbeat’ abortion bans advance in South, Midwest: ‘For pro-life folks, these are huge victories’
If a new Mississippi law survives a court challenge, it will be nearly impossible for most pregnant women to get an abortion there.
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