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Mississippi Skies: Severe weather chances increase for parts of state as storm system from Midwest approaches
The National Weather Service in Jackson warns residents in Central and Southern Mississippi that severe thunderstorms are possible late Sunday night into Monday as a line of storms is expected to approach our area from the west. The primary risk for damaging wind gusts and a possible tornado will be...
Carole Murphey Appointed Director of Mississippi Judicial College
The University of Mississippi School of Law Dean Frederick G. Slabach announced last week the appointment of Carole Murphey of Batesville as the new Director of the Mississippi Judicial College. In this role, Murphey will serve as the chief administrative officer of the Mississippi Judicial College, overseeing its administration and supervising the professional staff. With […] The post Carole Murphey Appointed Director of Mississippi Judicial College appeared first on The Panolian.
Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more people, but it includes a work requirement that might not win federal approval. The state House and Senate passed separate expansion plans earlier this year. With the four-month legislative session pushing into its final days, negotiators from the two chambers submitted a compromise moments before a Monday night deadline. They declined to answer questions after emerging from a closed-door meeting, but the proposal was filed in legislative clerks’ offices. The plan would require the new Medicaid recipients to be employed at least 100 hours a month in a job that does not provide private health insurance. Or, they could fit into other categories, such as being a fulltime student or the parent of a child younger than 6. If the federal government rejects Mississippi’s work requirement, the state Division of Medicaid would be required to continue seeking approval each year — an acknowledgement that a different federal administration might provide a different decision.
Mississippi city to get its second Chipotle Tuesday — including state’s first ‘Chipotlane’
Those in Mississippi who wish for a faster way to satisfy their Chipotle cravings will get their wishes granted on Tuesday when the fast-casual restaurant opens the state’s first “Chipotlane.”. Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening its second location in Oxford on Tuesday. With it will be the company’s...
State asking judge to ‘dissolve’ order in Dau Mabil case
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A state agency is asking a judge to rescind his recent restraining order blocking them from releasing the remains of a Belhaven man who went missing last month, saying, in part, the order is not legal. Last week, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety filed a...
Mississippi one of only four states that still celebrates Confederate Memorial Day. Why?
State offices throughout Mississippi will be closed Monday in recognition of Confederate Memorial Day, and state employees will receive a paid day off. Mississippi is one of four states to still celebrate the holiday, which was established in 1886 following the end of the American Civil War. Other states including Alabama, South Carolina and Texas also still celebrate the day in some fashion.
MS Legislature passes bill restricting state retirement board's authority
The Mississippi Legislature is sending a bill to the governor's desk that will revise public employer contribution increases into the Public Employment Retirement System of Mississippi starting in July. On Saturday, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 3231, which was passed by the Senate on Friday. According to...
Mississippi police were at odds as they searched for missing man, widow says
JACKSON, Miss. — In the weeks after Sudanese Civil War refugee Dau Mabil vanished without a trace in Mississippi, officers from two police agencies blamed each other for the stalled investigation, his widow told The Associated Press. Fishermen, not police, spotted Mabil's body floating in a river about 60...
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