High School Testing Requirements For Graduation Could Change in Mississippi
The graduation requirements for Mississippi high-school students could change beginning with the 2026-2027 school year under a proposal.
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The graduation requirements for Mississippi high-school students could change beginning with the 2026-2027 school year under a proposal.
Mississippi House lawmakers have revived an effort to overhaul the state’s education funding scheme with the INSPIRE Act.
School boards may have to implement cardiac emergency response plans under a new proposal. Runoffs could move to four weeks after a primary.
Pascagoula Police Lt. Darren Versiga said he began pushing for a new law to regulate how officials handle bodies after digging into cold cases.
Mississippi could soon have a medical cannabis research program at the University of Mississippi under a bill headed to Gov. Tate Reeves’ desk.
Medicaid expansion plans that could cover tens or hundreds of thousands more Mississippians have now passed both the state Senate and House, but with key
A Mississippi Senate plan to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents is still alive, but would cover far fewer people than an earlier version.
The INSPIRE Act, an effort to overhaul Mississippi’s education funding formula, has earned the support of Gov. Tate Reeves.
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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