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Mississippi Medicaid seeks $179M budget increase, less than in 2025
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid asked lawmakers for a roughly $179 million increase in state spending for the coming fiscal year after receiving a steep increase last year that squeezed other…
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6mChrista Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed execution in Tennessee, attorneys say
Christa Pike's attorneys say she was placed on a ventilator in hospital and was unconscious hours after her failed execution in Tennessee.
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4mFather and son arrested in Ole Miss kratom-suspected deaths
Oxford store clerk Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and his 18-year-old son Islam Yahya Mosleh face federal charges for selling kratom tied to two Ole Miss students' deaths.
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6mMississippi's brain drain problem starts with the first job, CEO says
Mississippi's brain drain may be curbed by assigning new hires a project, with AI handling some routine preparation while an experienced employee coaches the judgment around it, CEO writes.
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5mHinds County could lose off-site body storage
Hinds County is working toward getting unclaimed bodies out of the space it has leased from Hinds Community College since 2020.
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9mMississippi households could pay more for energy because of federal policy changes
Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office. That's according to modeling released Friday by a nonpartisan think tank. In five states, households will pay roughly $9,000 more: Oregon, Mississippi, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming.