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Trump pushes Mississippi to redraw congressional districts after Supreme Court ruling. But legal and political hurdles loom
It's unclear whether Mississippi's Republican leaders are on board with President Donald Trump's call for legislators to promptly redraw the state's four congressional districts.
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11mMississippi has its own history book of 'Laughter and Forgetting,' professor writes
To abandon Mississippi history is to abandon hope of healing and positive change. Instead, we remain “victims of our own incomprehension,” bound to repeat past mistakes and make new and equally harmful ones, professor writes.
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4mTindell to step down as public safety commissioner. Gov. Reeves appoints Capitol Police chief to succeed him
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell will step down next month to focus on his campaign for attorney general. The new commissioner will be Bo Luckey, currently the chief of Capitol Police
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16mSpaceX ‘pinky promises’ no bad impacts for Louisiana locals — then forced to backtrack
In a tense meeting, SpaceX managers told local residents in Louisiana that the massive spaceport won’t affect them at all. Then locals pressed for specifics.
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4mMississippi State, Ole Miss and USM combine to host prestigious men's golf tourney at Fallen Oak
All 15 teams in the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational in Biloxi are in the top 100 in the NCAA Division I men's golf rankings.
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4mVisit Jackson unveils 5-year plan to boost tourism amid funding challenges
Visit Jackson, the capital city's tourism agency, hopes its new five-year plan will bring in more visitors.