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Ex-welfare director with ‘two separate personalities’ waffles on the witness stand. Some jurors tire
Former Mississippi welfare director John Davis testified he and ex-wrestler Ted "Teddy" DiBiase Jr. took their legitimate work – a leadership development training program – all the way up to…
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7mGroup displays 20-foot IUD near Mississippi Capitol to advocate for contraception access
Americans for Contraception, the group touring Freeda, is making its way across the South in honor of the anniversary of a 1965 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a constitutional right to contraception.
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4m‘When Amazon comes to town.’ Clinton and company host ribbon cutting for new data center
A planned $1-billion Amazon data center in Clinton will be in the former Delphi auto parts plant that once employed almost 300 people but has sat mostly empty since 2009.
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3mDeadline for Winter Storm Fern assistance is Wednesday; MEMA shares updated figures
Mississippians impacted by Winter Storm Fern have until Wednesday to apply for federal funding through FEMA's Individual Assistance program.
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7mWhere do Amazon’s data centers in Mississippi stand? Company offers details on project status, water and energy footprint
Of Amazon's four announced data center facilities in Mississippi, the one in Canton is operating. The ones in Ridgeland, Vicksburg and Clinton are in the works.
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15mHow will Amazon’s data centers impact Mississippians’ electric bills? We may never know
The Mississippi Legislature gave Amazon an express route through well-established regulatory checkpoints. The Public Service Commission has a much depleted role overseeing spending by Entergy Mississippi, Amazon’s power provider, in relation to the data centers.