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'A recent New York Times story reports that when it comes to Trump’s time in office and his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, 'voters often have a hazy recall of one of the most tumultuous periods in modern politics,'” Richard L. Abel writes.

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'A recent New York Times story reports that when it comes to Trump’s time in office and his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, 'voters often have a hazy recall of one of the most tumultuous periods in modern politics,'” Richard L. Abel writes. mississippifreepress.org/40846/opinion-…
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar filed a bill to allow a casino in Jackson Monday, but then decided not to bring it up for a vote Tuesday after House Republicans met privately and decided there were not enough votes to pass the bill.

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar filed a bill to allow a casino in Jackson Monday, but then decided not to bring it up for a vote Tuesday after House Republicans met privately and decided there were not enough votes to pass the bill. mississippifreepress.org/40841/jackson-…
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Kadarius Smith, a Black 17-year-old, died in the hospital on March 21 after a Leland, Miss., police officer began chasing him in an LPD police cruiser ran him over, civil rights attorney Ben Crump alleged in a press announcement Wednesday.

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The INSPIRE Act's authors say the legislation's goal is to promote equity in student funding.

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The INSPIRE Act's authors say the legislation's goal is to promote equity in student funding. mississippifreepress.org/40853/gov-reev…
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Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was a Latina activist who fought for women’s voting rights during the 20th century, Anna María Nogar writes.

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Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was a Latina activist who fought for women’s voting rights during the 20th century, Anna María Nogar writes. mississippifreepress.org/40768/opinion-…
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'I know where I am gifted, but I like to receive compliments. I am a 'words of affirmation' woman. I enjoy physical touch, I value acts of service, and I desire feedback,' Shanina Carmichael writes.

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'I know where I am gifted, but I like to receive compliments. I am a 'words of affirmation' woman. I enjoy physical touch, I value acts of service, and I desire feedback,' Shanina Carmichael writes. mississippifreepress.org/40813/opinion-…
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The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to mifepristone, a medication used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S.

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The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to mifepristone, a medication used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. mississippifreepress.org/40818/justices…
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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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Democrat Shuwaski Young called on his own state representative in House District 45 to resign on Monday, March 25. On the same day, a grand jury indicted Rep. Keith Jackson, D-Preston, over allegations that he received and possessed stolen property.

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Democrat Shuwaski Young called on his own state representative in House District 45 to resign on Monday, March 25. On the same day, a grand jury indicted Rep. Keith Jackson, D-Preston, over allegations that he received and possessed stolen property. mississippifreepress.org/40808/democrat…
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves endorsed the INSPIRE Act, an effort to overhaul Mississippi’s public-school funding formula, on March 25, 2024. The governor called on lawmakers to “fund students, not systems.”

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'This is a refresher about Trump’s handling of the election, both before and after Nov. 3, 2020,' Richard L. Abel writes.

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'I urge policymakers to focus on health-care reforms that will directly lower patient out-of-pocket costs while ensuring access to innovative medications and treatments,' Julio Fuentes writes.

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'I urge policymakers to focus on health-care reforms that will directly lower patient out-of-pocket costs while ensuring access to innovative medications and treatments,' Julio Fuentes writes. mississippifreepress.org/40676/opinion-…
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Two Moss Point High School students are months away from earning their private pilot’s license through an innovative partnership between the Moss Point School District and Aspire Aviation.

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Two Moss Point High School students are months away from earning their private pilot’s license through an innovative partnership between the Moss Point School District and Aspire Aviation. mississippifreepress.org/40714/taking-o…
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“People who are good at things receive compliments and therefore continue to do them because the community recognized them,” Shanina Carmichael writes.

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“People who are good at things receive compliments and therefore continue to do them because the community recognized them,” Shanina Carmichael writes. mississippifreepress.org/40813/opinion-…
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Abortion opponents are asking the justices to ratify a ruling from a conservative federal appeals court that would limit access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions.

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Abortion opponents are asking the justices to ratify a ruling from a conservative federal appeals court that would limit access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. mississippifreepress.org/40818/justices…
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“Rep. Keith Jackson has failed in his constitutional and moral duties and now has brought great shame upon Mississippians living in District 45, my home,” Democrat Shuwaski Young said in a statement he shared with the Mississippi Free Press.

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“Rep. Keith Jackson has failed in his constitutional and moral duties and now has brought great shame upon Mississippians living in District 45, my home,” Democrat Shuwaski Young said in a statement he shared with the Mississippi Free Press. mississippifreepress.org/40808/democrat…
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Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was a Latina activist who fought for women’s voting rights during the 20th century, Anna María Nogar writes.

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Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was a Latina activist who fought for women’s voting rights during the 20th century, Anna María Nogar writes. mississippifreepress.org/40768/opinion-…
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Mississippi House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, said he would not move forward on a bill to establish a casino in Jackson, Miss., after introducing it on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

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