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Federal appeals court rules Lafayette County permit policy violates First Amendment
The litigation began in 2020 when John Rash, a University of Mississippi film professor, applied for a permit to project art onto the exterior of the county’s courthouse. The county denied the…
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7mShad White blames Bennie Thompson for Delta woes. Is that fair?
Maybe real reason Rep. Bennie Thompson is targeted by Shad White and other Republicans is that Thompson is Mississippi's highest-profile critic of President Donald Trump.
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8mTime for term limits? Dems in majority could have familiar faces in key roles
Democrats hope to bring a new agenda and energy to the House next year if they take the majority, but will Democrats continue with the current system that places so much emphasis on seniority, or to move closer to what Republicans have established in limiting committee leaders to three terms.
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7mIsaias makes landfall along the US Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane
Hurricane Isaias has made landfall along the Gulf Coast, threatening dangerous storm surges and damaging winds. The National Hurricane Center says the powerful storm came ashore Friday near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
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5mMVSU basketball player was reportedly warned about his expired immigration status years before ICE detained him
Qingfang Pang, a 6-foot-9 basketball player from China on Mississippi Valley State University's Delta Devils team, is in ICE custody for overstaying his visa.
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4mMississippi college board extends commissioner's contract and boosts his pay
Al Rankins Jr. has been Mississippi's higher education commissioner since 2018. His new contract ends in 2030.