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Mississippi health officer: Refrain from J&J vaccine for now
(AP) — Mississippi’s top public health official said Tuesday that he’s telling health care providers to refrain from using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine ... Read more
2 hours ago by Special Report.
Judge from Mississippi civil rights murder trial dies at 79
(AP) — A private funeral will be held Friday for the Mississippi judge who handed down a life sentence to the white supremacist convicted of ... Read more
4 days ago by The Associated Press.
Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed
(AP) — A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol ... Read more
2 weeks ago by The Associated Press.
At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team ‘looks like America’
(AP) — President Joe Biden’s first Cabinet meeting looked and felt different from those of his predecessor. Biden’s full Cabinet met Thursday in the spacious ... Read more
2 weeks ago by The Associated Press.
Pay raises, yes; tax changes, no: Mississippi session ends
(AP) — Mississippi legislators ended their 2021 session Thursday after agreeing on a teacher pay raise and voting to update parole rules in a state ... Read more
2 weeks ago by The Associated Press.
Mississippi Lottery Corp. president set to retire June 30
(AP) — The first president of the Mississippi Lottery Corporation said Wednesday that he will retire June 30, just over two years after he was ... Read more
3 weeks ago by The Associated Press.
Mississippi to increase lowest welfare payments in the US
(AP) — Mississippi will increase the lowest monthly welfare payments in the nation under a bill signed into law Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor. ... Read more
3 weeks ago by The Associated Press.
MS Senate: Take time to study tax structure before big changes
(AP) — The Mississippi Senate is again resisting House efforts to make big, quick changes to the state tax structure. Senators have adopted a resolution ... Read more
3 weeks ago by The Associated Press.
Mass vaccinations ramped up in Mississippi’s state prisons
(AP) — Mississippi has given COVID-19 shots to thousands of state prisoners in its ongoing mass vaccination effort behind bars, state officials said. The Mississippi ... Read more
3 weeks ago by The Associated Press.
1st case of South African variant identified in Mississippi
(AP) — The South African coronavirus variant has been discovered in a Mississippi resident for the first time, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said ... Read more