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Is Delbert Hosemann's performance in the Legislature based on perception or reality?
The perception of Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann's performance in the Legislature is based on some high-profile defeats, but he also can tout some major wins.
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Mississippi developer plans to move forward with data center plans, even as state declines to give ruling
The Mississippi Public Service Commission declined to rule on Prado AI's proposal to build a private power plant and AI industrial campus, saying it lacked enough information.
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Jackson bribery case defendants can plead at any time, despite judge’s deadline, law professor says
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former Jackson City Council Member Aaron Banks declined to plead guilty by a federal judge’s Friday deadline on charges they face in an FBI operation that roiled Jackson officials in 2024. But a law professor says they are allowed to change their plea at any time.
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US Supreme Court must answer key questions after its Callais redistricting decision
Is it OK to gerrymander to eliminate majority-Black districts after the Supreme Court's Callais redistricting decision?
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Inside the fight against ‘zombie deer disease,’ scientists confront changing politics
A lab in Louisiana is a hub for chronic wasting disease research detection in deer. Outside, scientists face skepticism and backlash.
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Louisiana Legislature approves redistricting plan to give Republicans another US House seat
Louisiana lawmakers have passed a new congressional map to pick up a Republican seat while leaving the state with one of its two majority-Black U.S. House districts.