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Jackson doesn’t care about Mississippians’ health

It is common knowledge that Mississippi is one of the sickest states in the nation. Along with SEC football, comfort food and our unpleasant past, Mississippi’s poor health outcomes must be one

December 3, 2021

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Our Elected Officials Actively Hurt the Poor

For many low-income students, the ability to receive an education is about to be stripped away by lawmakers that claim to care about Mississippi. Last week, a program was put before the

October 21, 2021

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Lawmakers will work via internet as COVID-19 spreads at the Capitol

House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, said Thursday that the House will start meeting online as COVID-19 spreads at the Capitol, but he expressed no interest in recessing the legislative session as a

January 25, 2021

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MS Today: Inside Gov. Phil Bryant’s crusade to save his lottery proposal

Just hours after the House stunned the Capitol on Monday night by rejecting Gov. Phil Bryant’s special session lottery proposal, at least six state representatives sat around a big table at

August 29, 2018

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