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Mississippi lawmakers hear testimony amid debate over statewide kratom ban
Lawmakers on Wednesday considered steps to further restrict kratom, a debate reignited by the recent deaths of two University of Mississippi students who were found near suspected kratom derivatives.
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9mWinning Black candidates make history in races for governor
Five Black governors will serve at the same time for the first time in America’s history. Hours after Black governors-elect on opposite sides of the political spectrum became firsts, two more wins followed, and an incumbent won reelection.
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3mWhich Senate and governors races are still uncalled by The Associated Press
A close contest in Mississippi is among the handful of Senate races that still had not been called by The Associated Press as of midday Wednesday.
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9m'An army of lawyers.' Colom, Hyde-Smith camps monitor vote counting as nation watches
All eyes are on Mississippi, to see if Democrat Scott Colom will pull off an historic upset over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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7mDefendant asks US Supreme Court to halt attempted murder retrial in New Albany
Attorneys for Lane Mitchell argue that another trial for attempted first-degree murder would violate his right from being tried twice for the same crime while the Mississippi Court of Appeals considered the trial court’s ruling a dismissal rather than an acquittal that determined guilt or innocence.
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6mLegislators plan for 3.5% increase in tax revenue, keeping up with inflation
Wednesday’s Joint Legislative Budget Committee meeting was just the latest step in the state budget process.