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Mississippi Today

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In Mississippi, Black votes still count for less, advocates lament

It’s all the more important to pass the Mississippi Voting Rights Act to enshrine critical voting rights protections for Black voters into state law, advocates argue.

Mississippi · 3d

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NAACP Raises Concerns About Intimidation of Mississippi Election Officials

NAACP leaders from Mississippi and across the country called for election officials to follow state laws and to report and resist attempts at intimidation during a press conference at Jackson State University on Sunday. “Mississippi voters did their part—they registered, they voted, and they made their voices heard,” NAACP Senior...

Mississippi · 14h
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Mississippi Today

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Secretary of state ignored demands to reinstate voters inactivated by unverified Experian data days before midterms: ‘Harm is falling on eligible voters’

A coalition of the nation’s leading civil rights groups warned Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson he needed to reinstate any voters inactivated by his office’s deployment of unverified credit bureau data by Election Day. He never responded.

Mississippi · 3d

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Mississippi Blood Services seeks donors, collects food through Nov. 21

MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi Blood Services is asking residents to donate blood at mobile drives and bring nonperishable food to its Flowood and Oxford donation centers through Nov. 21. The organization says it needs about 250 blood donors each day to meet the needs of patients at local hospitals. Donors...

Flowood, MS · 17h
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CNN

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Former DOJ voting rights lawyer says Mississippi count is going ‘exactly as it should’

Former Department of Justice voting rights lawyer David Becker explains why the razor thin Mississippi midterm election is proceeding “exactly as it should.”

Mississippi · 2d

WJTV 12

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Student absences fall 24% in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi public school districts reported 243,766 fewer student absences in August and September 2026 than in August and September 2025. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) said this a 24% decline. According to MDE, total absences fell from 1,012,946 to 769,180. The drop follows a new attendance law that […]

Mississippi · 13h

The Financial Wire

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The IRS has pushed federal tax deadlines to Feb. 1, 2027 for storm and wildfire victims in Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Washington and Mississippi counties

The IRS has pushed federal tax deadlines to Feb. 1, 2027 for storm and wildfire victims in covered counties of Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Washington and Mississippi. The latest additions are four Wisconsin counties hit by July tornadoes and eight Mississippi counties hit by Tropical Storm Arthur. Each state has its own release, and the relief... The post The IRS has pushed federal tax deadlines to Feb. 1, 2027 for storm and wildfire victims in Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Washington and Mississippi counties appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Texas · 1d

Picayune Item

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Mississippi physicians call on legislature to implement stronger kratom safeguards

The Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA) urges state officials to implement a statewide prohibition on kratom sales, reaffirming its long-standing organizational policy to ban the substance in Mississippi. The MSMA […]

Mississippi · 16h

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Gipson to chair hearing on proposed Southaven power plant

JACKSON — Mississippi’s environmental permit board will hold a hearing Monday on a proposed Southaven power plant that would supply electricity to data centers. Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson will chair the hearing. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Permit Board will hear evidence in the matter...

Mississippi · 18h

The Financial Wire

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Mississippi seniors on Patrius Health Medicare Advantage plans lose them after Dec. 31, 2026, and can pick new coverage during open enrollment, which ends Dec. 7, or in a special window afterward

Patrius Health will stop offering its Medicare Advantage plans in Mississippi at the end of this year. The company’s website says the plans “will no longer be offered” as of Jan. 1, 2027, and that the last day of coverage is Dec. 31, 2026. Members have until Dec. 7 to pick a new plan in... The post Mississippi seniors on Patrius Health Medicare Advantage plans lose them after Dec. 31, 2026, and can pick new coverage during open enrollment, which ends Dec. 7, or in a special window afterward appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Mississippi · 2d

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Mississippi health department to hold HIV prevention training in Madison

MADISON — The Mississippi State Department of Health and AETC Southeast will hold a Nov. 13 training in Madison for health care and public health professionals who work in HIV prevention. The program, “Prevention in Practice: HIV Testing, PrEP, and Motivational Interviewing,” will bring together clinical, public health and...

Mississippi · 17h

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FOX13 Investigates Mississippi election laws

MISSISSIPPI. - As the Senate race in Mississippi still remains too close to call, FOX13 Investigates is digging into the state's election laws. Incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican, is in a tight race with Democrat Scott Colom to serve in Congress. Even once all the votes are counted, FOX13 Investigates...

Mississippi · 6h

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Mississippi Energy Institute encourages data center growth for lower energy costs for citizens

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Patrick Sullivan with Mississippi Energy Institute visited Today at 11 with information about energy savings for residents of cities with data center growth. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error in our story?...

Mississippi · 10h

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Jackson State opens Mississippi’s first resource closet for aspiring teachers

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson State University opened Mississippi’s first Aspiring Educators Resource Closet on Monday, giving education students a place to pick up classroom supplies before they start teaching. The closet, inside the College of Education and Human Development, is a partnership with the Mississippi Association of Educators-Retired....

Jackson, MS · 7h

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Nonpartisan group offering rides to cure affidavit ballots after recent election

MISSISSIPPI (WDAM) - A nonpartisan organization is offering voters who submitted affidavit ballots a ride to their county clerk’s office to confirm their identity and vote. With the large number of affidavits submitted during the recent election, Jessica Carter with VoteRiders said not many people know they have to go to their county clerk’s office to confirm their identification.

Mississippi · 2d

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Judge Approves $3.9M ArCare Data Breach Settlement

A settlement that resolves claims related to a 2022 security incident and data breach at ArCare has been granted preliminary approval by a District Court Judge. ArCare is a non-profit, federally qualified community health center that provides primary care, behavioral health services, pharmacies, and community outreach programs across Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi.

Arkansas · 3d

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Landry, other governors petition EPA to waive fuel standard requirements in effort to lower gas prices

BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry, alongside the governors of Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas, is petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements for 2027, saying it will help lower gas prices. Landry and the other governors say that the RFS requirements, which...

Louisiana · 12h

WREG

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Air permit being discussed for Mississippi SpaceXAI

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A fact-finding mission is underway to determine the impact of a proposed controversial power plant that will provide energy to a Southaven data center. Authorities said they want answers for the people who worry about the environmental impact. “Have those ever come before this permit board before in terms of a power […]

Southaven, MS · 6h

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NAACP to hold press conference in Jackson today

JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) – The NAACP is set to hold a press conference Sunday afternoon in Jackson as election officials across Mississippi continue counting and certifying ballots following this week’s closely watched election. The organization says the event comes after it sent a public letter to county election...

Jackson, MS · 1d