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43,000 fewer Mississippians are on SNAP after Congress and President Trump slashed funding
In April, 43,000 fewer Mississippians had access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program than nine months earlier. Mississippi’s decline of 12% in SNAP is slightly higher than the national…
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4mOle Miss sues 2 ex-players who transferred to LSU, alleging they did not comply with financial deals
The University of Mississippi is suing two former football players who transferred to LSU, alleging they failed to compensate the university for their departure as required by a revenue-sharing agreement they’d both signed in early January.
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5mRankin deputy who punched and broke inmate’s jaw gets a new role protecting schools
A Rankin County jail guard who was caught on camera in 2022 punching an inmate and breaking his jaw will now police schoolchildren in the county.
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8mNolan Xavier Wells is among three Black 18-year-olds whose deaths remain unresolved
The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells attended a press conference with the families of Daniel Erving and Tyler Smith, two other Black 18-year-olds who died under unclear circumstances
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6mRankin County schools released from desegregation order
After nearly 60 years, the Rankin County School District has been released from a federal desegregation order put in place to curb racial discrimination. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Kristi Johnson declared that racial segregation no longer exists in how students are zoned or transferred to district schools and classes or how staff and […]
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5mMississippi businesses have the power to slow the brain drain, new study shows
Policies such as paid leave, childcare assistance, flexible scheduling and health-related benefits could increase employee retention and productivity and put millions more dollars into Mississippi's economy, a new study says.