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What to know about the evolution of execution methods in the US
States have various execution methods, including lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas and firing squad. Lethal injection is the primary method in most states, but it has faced issues including…
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Mississippi seeks input on barbering, cosmetology rules
The Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering is accepting public comments on temporary rules through June 22.
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A new workforce partnership, Amazon's data centers: Mississippi Marketplace
Key questions are whether the state is focusing on training and certifications that meet the needs of businesses and how to help students identify pathways that they want to pursue and are motivated to be successful in.
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‘No-brainer’: Hinds County temporarily boosts underpaid public defenders’ salaries
A roughly $261,000 boost to the Hinds County Public Defender’s Office will narrow the pay gap between the county’s prosecutors and public defenders for the next six months.
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Solar power hits new milestones in the US, Mississippi even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
States won by Trump in the 2024 election accounted for 74% of all solar capacity installed in the first quarter of 2026, with Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Arizona ranking among the top 10 states for new solar additions.
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Mississippi Today pushes to unseal court filings in Greenville missing DNA evidence case
Circuit Judge Richard A. Smith sealed the court filings in a case tied to the 2002 rape and killing of a 6-year-old Greenville girl. The filings could reveal whether local government officials are to blame for the disappearance of DNA evidence in the case.