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Dec 19, 2024 · Podcast: Steve Holland recounts strange events leading to Tupelo-based Netflix crime documentary. Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender talk with former state Rep. Steve Holland about the bizarre case of a Tupelo martial arts instructor mailing ricin to elected officials and attempting to frame an Elvis Presley impersonator for the crime.
Will lawmakers agree next session on a plan to cut state taxes?
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2 days ago · Biden will give Bennie Thompson, Liz Cheney the 2nd highest civilian honor for Jan. 6 committee work. President Joe Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot who Donald Trump has said should be jailed for their roles in the inquiry.
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Eric J. Shelton Eric J. Shelton was a 2018 corps member in Report for America, and joined the team as our first photojournalist. A native of Columbia, Miss., Eric earned his bachelor’s in photojournalism from the University of Southern Mississippi.
2024 Recap - Mississippi Today
Mississippi Today in 2024 The Year in News From the continued fight for Medicaid expansion, the sentencing of the Goon Squad, more misspent tax dollars to the MLB draft coming to Mississippi—and the list goes on.
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Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today’s sports columnist since 2016.His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers. Rick has authored four books and has been recognized 13 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year.
Live election results: Mississippi Supreme Court, Court of Appeals ...
Nov 26, 2024 · Polls will close at 7 p.m. today as voters in central Mississippi choose a state Supreme Court justice and those in south Mississippi choose a state Court of Appeals judge in runoff elections.
Pediatric specialty clinic to close following settlement - Mississippi ...
Nov 15, 2024 · Mississippi has just under 18 specialty pediatricians per 100,000 children, the lowest rate in the Southeast and the third lowest in the country, according to data from The American Board of Pediatrics. The center served as a safety net for pediatric subspecialty care in 2022 when UMMC went out of network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest provider of private health insurance.
Medicaid expansion: What are its chances in 2025?
Jan 2, 2025 · Kathy Knight, left, of Madison, and Kathleen O'Beirne of Ridgeland, hold a sign urging lawmakers to fully fund a Mississippi Medicaid expansion plan, while Jack Reed Jr., a former Tupelo mayor and a long time northeast Mississippi businessman, right, joins a group of small business owners who urged the same during a Tuesday, April 23, 2024, news conference at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss ...
How Mississippi’s Supreme Court Runoff Election Could Impact …
Nov 21, 2024 · Justice Dawn H. Beam joined the majority in those decisions, acquiring a reputation of being hostile to appeals by criminal defendants, and she ran for reelection this fall as the Republican Party’s favored candidate. However, she lost in the state’s 2nd District on Nov. 5 to David P. Sullivan, a defense attorney who has worked as a public defender.