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New public sleeping, panhandling laws go into effect in Mississippi. Law enforcement left to grapple with homelessness issues.

by Maya Miller, Mississippi Today July 4, 2025 Diners turned watchful eyes to the stage as Jackson Police ... Read more

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On Tuesday Mississippi gas taxes go up, grocery taxes go down

Mississippians next week will start paying higher taxes at the gas pump but lower taxes at the grocery ... Read more

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US history test dropped as requirement for high school graduates in Mississippi

Mississippi high schoolers no longer have to pass the U.S. history test to graduate. Read more

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Medgar Evers’ family fights efforts to strip name from Navy vessel

A week after Pentagon leaders announced their intention to possibly rename the USNS Medgar Evers, christened for  the ... Read more

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Execution date set for oldest Mississippi death row inmate

Decades after Richard Jordan received a death sentence and went through years of appeals, the Mississippi Supreme Court ... Read more

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Mississippi State fires baseball coach nearly 4 years after guiding school to national championship

by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today April 28, 2025 Not quite four years after guiding Mississippi State to a ... Read more

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Mississippi company denied permit to expand emissions after repeat violations

After over three hours and two executive sessions on Tuesday, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Permit Board ... Read more

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Mississippi AG, state auditor trade accusations over misspent tax dollars

by Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today December 11, 2024 At the request of a top lawmaker, ... Read more

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Mississippi school districts scramble to re-assess scores after state tests scored incorrectly

Spring 2024 preliminary state test results reported to districts across the state were scored incorrectly according to the ... Read more

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Mississippi legislator to Corps of Engineers: We will sue you over proposed plans for Pearl River

Even with an adjusted proposal to tackle flood risk in Jackson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers still faces ... Read more