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Fabian Nelson, in a navy suit, speaks at a legislative committee meeting

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Shoplifting Fine Increase, Prior Authorizations and More: #MSLeg Roundup

by Heather Harrison February 26, 2024June 11, 2024

Mississippi lawmakers advanced bills to raise shoplifting fines, create an alert system for people with disabilities and reform prior authorizations.

A man speaks at a mic in the legislature

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Transgender Mississippi Prisoners Targeted in Proposed Bill

by Michael Goldberg, Report For America February 23, 2024June 11, 2024

Rep. Dan Eubanks, of Walls, asks a question from the floor of the House Chamber at the Capitol

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‘Abortion Trafficking’ Would Be A Crime in Mississippi Under Republican Bill

by Heather Harrison February 1, 2024June 11, 2024

Mississippi House Rep. Nick Bain, R-Corinth on the Mississippi House floor

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Ban On Treatments For Transgender Minors Passes in Mississippi House

by Kayode Crown and Ashton Pittman January 19, 2023June 12, 2024

Man in a light grey suit speaking with one hand raised

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Work-Release Program at Correctional Facility in Pearl Awaits Governor’s Signature

by Kayode Crown April 15, 2022November 12, 2025

Child-Support Payments for Incarcerated A Cyclical Burden, But Reform Bill Dies

by Kayode Crown April 4, 2022November 12, 2025

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Sheriff: Rankin County Work-Release Program Is Not ‘Convict Leasing,’ A Vestige of Slavery

by Kayode Crown March 24, 2022June 12, 2024