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Jackson Water: City Plans Lead Testing of Every Line, Debt Forgiveness
The plan to overhaul the water-billing system in the City of Jackson will include testing each property for levels of lead, Public Works Department Deputy Director Carla Dazet told the Jackson Free Press in an interview on Tuesday, June 15.
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A prominent Mississippi business leader said Wednesday the decision to change the state's flag has …
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Business Leaders Discuss How New Flag Impacts State Economy
A prominent Mississippi business leader said Wednesday the decision to change the state's flag has removed a “significant impediment” to economic development in Mississippi.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Obama Era Health Law
The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans.
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Reeves Supports Special Session To Reimplement Medical Marijuana
The question surrounding the reinstatement of Mississippi’s medical marijuana program may be drawing closer to an answer this week, after Gov. Tate Reeves announced his support for a legislative special session in a Tuesday press briefing.
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Tasha Bibb loves to help Mississippi’s potential entrepreneurs turn their business dreams into reality.
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Construction Starts For New Fire Station; Jackson's Juneteenth Celebration
A new fire station, Fire Station #20, is under construction to replace an old one falling into disrepair along Medgar Evers Boulevard.
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Managed Care Firm and Mississippi Reach Lawsuit Settlement
A managed care company has agreed to pay Mississippi $55.5 million to settle a lawsuit that accused one of its subsidiaries of overcharging the state's Medicaid program for pharmacy benefits management.
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Man Pleads Guilty in Charge Linked to 2019 Immigration Raids
A man who worked as an employee services contractor at a Mississippi poultry processing plant pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge connected to one of the largest workplace immigration raids in the U.S. in the past decade.
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Highway Named for Ex-Lawmaker Who Worked for Road Expansion
Friends, family and former colleagues gathered Monday in Booneville to remember former Mississippi House Speaker Billy McCoy and to unveil a sign that names a segment of a highway in his honor.
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Vaccine Hesitancy ‘Pitiful,’ Dobbs Says As Hospitalizations Up for Under-40 Residents
COVID-19 hospitalizations among younger Mississippians have increased in recent weeks, due to low vaccination rates compared with the state’s older population.
