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Mississippi Democrats Could Tank ‘Medicaid Expansion In Name Only,’ Leader Warns

by Emily Wagster Pettus May 1, 2024June 11, 2024

Kent McCarty standing at a microphone in front of the mississippi House floor while other representatives watch and listen while he explains school funding

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New School Funding Formula to Replace MAEP Heads to Governor’s Desk

by Emily Wagster Pettus April 27, 2024June 11, 2024

Vernice Robinson and daughter Bettersten Wade embrace in a crowd

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George Robinson’s Family Rejects $17,786 Settlement Over His Death

by Emily Wagster Pettus April 25, 2024June 11, 2024

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Haggling Over Competing Medicaid Expansion Plans Jeopardizes Effort as Session Nears End

by Emily Wagster Pettus April 24, 2024June 11, 2024

a view inside of a library. Shelves closest have Mississippi tax paperwork on them. Further back are tables with computers, many people sitting at them, with rows of bookshelves to the right

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Jackson’s Eudora Welty Library To Be Demolished For Green Space Near Museums

by Emily Wagster Pettus April 23, 2024June 11, 2024

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Efforts to Curb Jim Crow-Era Voting Restrictions Fail in Mississippi Legislature

by Emily Wagster Pettus April 18, 2024June 11, 2024

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After Lexington Officer Ran Over Black Teen, City Says No Footage of His Death Exists

by Emily Wagster Pettus April 17, 2024June 11, 2024

A woman holding a mic asks a a question in a capitol debate

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Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Passes Mississippi House, Inviting Jim Crow Comparison

by Emily Wagster Pettus April 11, 2024June 11, 2024

A man wearing a red hat that reads Ron Eller for Congress, plus a grey shirt with Ron Eller for Congress embroidered in red thread, poses in front of a grey vehicle with a red Ron Eller for Congress magnet on the door

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Ron Eller Wins GOP Runoff to Challenge U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson

by Emily Wagster Pettus April 3, 2024June 11, 2024