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Mississippi to test limits of Medicaid work requirements
The Trump administration is facing a key test with Mississippi’s Medicaid program as the state seeks permission to be the first ever to impose work requirements without expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare. By Nathaniel Weixel.
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Introduction to Worship - by Pastor John
#worship #worshipgod #worshipseries Worship! Welcome all who may read this post! This will be a brief overview of a weekly series on worship - what it is, what is isn't, who is it for, and why should it matter. My name is Pastor John Day, and I currently live in central Mississippi. My wife and I have lived here
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A new Mississippi flag has a surprising champion: A segregationist’s grandchild
Laurin Stennis designed a banner that could change how the world sees a state with a brutal racial history — and perhaps how it sees her famous family.
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The Mississippi River Has Been Flooding For 41 Days Now
The Mississippi River has been at major flood stage for 41 days and counting, and this week a temporary wall failed, sending water rushing into several blocks of downtown Davenport, Iowa. In that same area — the Quad Cities area of Iowa and Illinois — the river crested at a new record height. The National Weather Service says a new record appears to have been set at Rock Island, Ill.
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Mississippi is forbidding grocery stores from calling veggie burgers "veggie burgers"
Proponents of the law say it’s necessary to avoid confusing consumers. That...doesn’t sound right.
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Mississippi Retreats on Stupid Attempts to Censor 'Veggie Burger' Labels
A beef between Mississippi lawmakers and producers of meat substitutes may be ending with a satisfactory compromise.
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Mississippi set to remove Confederate emblem from its flag
Mississippi is on the verge of changing its state flag to erase a Confederate battle emblem that's broadly condemned as racist. The flag's supporters resisted efforts to change it for decades, but rapid developments in recent weeks have changed dynamics on this issue in the tradition-bound state.
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Police launch pilot program to tap resident Ring camera live streams
Law enforcement in Jackson, Mississippi has launched a pilot program that allows officers to tap into private surveillance devices during criminal investigations. On Monday, the AP reported that the trial, now signed off by the city, will last for 45 days. The pilot program uses technology provided by Pileum and Fusus, an IT consultancy firm and a provider of a cloud-based video, sensor, and data feed platform for the law enforcement market.
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Mississippi court upholds life sentence for pot possession
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a life sentence for a man convicted of a marijuana possession charge because he had previous convictions and those made him a habitual offender.
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Mississippi becomes the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana
Mississippi voters approved a medical marijuana initiative in November 2020 but the state Supreme Court invalidated it six months later, ruling the measure was not put properly on the ballot.
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'Get out now': Mayor urges residents to flee ahead of rising river waters in Mississippi
The mayor of Mississippi's biggest city urged residents to "get out now" on Saturday as record-setting rain threatens to flood streets and creep into homes within the next two days.
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Weeks-long boil water notice lifted in Mississippi capital
A boil-water notice was lifted Thursday in Mississippi's capital city after nearly seven weeks
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Mississippi Republicans pass bill to create separate, unelected court in majority-Black city
Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, calls proposed law ‘some of the most oppressive legislation in our city’s history’
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