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Mississippi could ditch a complex school funding formula that legislators have largely ignored since it became law a generation ago and replace it with a new plan that some lawmakers say is simpler to understand, under a bill headed to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.
The family of George Robinson has rejected a $17,786 settlement the City of Jackson offered over his death after a 2019 encounter with JPD.
Top Mississippi lawmakers started negotiating Tuesday on what could become a landmark plan to expand Medicaid coverage.
Jackson’s Eudora Welty Library will be demolished to make way for a new green space near two history museums in Mississippi’s capital city.
Civil rights advocates say Mississippi needs to simplify the process of restoring voting rights to people convicted of some felonies.
After a Lexington police officer ran over a Black teen, city officials say no dashcam or body cam footage of Kadarius Smith’s death exists.
A measure to restrict transgender people’s use of bathrooms and locker rooms earned approval in the Republican-dominated Mississippi House.
Ron Eller won a Republican primary runoff in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District and will face Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson on Nov. 5.
A Mississippi House leader says he won’t move forward with a bill to allow a casino in the capital city of Jackson.
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