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Louisiana police arrest alleged killers of baby found in trash bag in 1992

Police used genetic genealogy analysis of evidence collected after the body was found to find the alleged killers – her parents

The Guardian - US

Biden pick for Mississippi federal court awaits Senate hearing - Roll Call

A district court nominee from Mississippi apparently has been held up from a confirmation hearing because of a so-called “blue slip.”

Roll Call

Mississippi is home of the blues and key to civil rights past. Locals tell the story

With pandemic restrictions lifted, tourists are returning to Mississippi's famous Blues Trail. Civil rights leaders are noticing some are now hungry for more context about the music's origins.

WEKU

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State supreme courts issued 135 opinions last week

State supreme courts issued 135 opinions between Feb. 27 and March 5. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court led the field with 39 opinions issued, followed by North Dakota with 10 and Mississippi with seven.

Ballotpedia

Fahrenheit 2023

Working in a public school now, would I be comfortable sharing texts that might lead to me being fined or jailed?

Salon

Mack Trucks, Aston Martin, Scout & Mississippi: Top EV News Mar 9, 2023

This week was packed with EV news, including Mack Trucks' MD Electric, an upcoming Aston Martin EV, more details about Scout Motors' US Factory, and more.

InsideEVs

Mississippi man gets 42 years in prison for cross burning

A Mississippi man who burned a cross in his front yard to intimidate his Black neighbors has been sentenced to 42 years in prison

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Mississippi lawmakers stop effort to take over Jackson water

Mississippi lawmakers are forfeiting an effort to create a state-dominated board to oversee the troubled water system in the state’s capital city

The Independent UK

Mississippi advances initiative process but not for abortion

Mississippi might revive an initiative process, but people would be banned from putting abortion laws or budget proposals on the statewide ballot

The Independent UK

Mississippi Senate OKs bill that expands police in majority-Black state capitol

Supporters of the bill say they are trying to improve public safety in Jackson but critics say the bill is a paternalistic attempt to intrude on local decision-making and voting rights in the capital.

WEKU

Mississippi Senate OKs bill affecting majority-Black city

The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Senate has passed its version of a bill to allow an expanded role for state police and appointed judges inside the majority-Black and Democrat-led capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK

Slain man's mother decries plan to expand Mississippi police

The mother of a 25-year-old Black man who was shot to death by Mississippi Capitol Police last year is telling state lawmakers that she strongly opposes giving the state-run police department wider territory to patrol inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK

Syphilis rises by 900% in babies in just five years as mums with STI give birth

Medics in Mississippi, US, have reported a huge increase in congenital syphilis which is a highly infectious sexually transmitted infection amid a 900% increase in the infection

Daily Mirror

Bump stocks sales resume in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi after ATF misses deadline to appeal reversal of ban

WASHINGTON — Gun shops are selling bump stocks again in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi after federal regulators failed to appeal a ruling that lifted a ban imposed after a Las Vegas rampage left 58 people dead.

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Miss. GOP: No abortion ballot initiative

“It is almost like a dictatorship,” one Democratic lawmaker said in response to the GOP’s proposal

Ballotpedia

A look at this year’s voter registration deadlines

Welcome to the Friday, March 3, Brew.

The Independent UK

Ex-wrestler pleads guilty again in Mississippi welfare fraud

A former pro wrestler has pleaded guilty to a federal charge tied to misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help needy families in Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the U.S. Brett DiBiase entered the guilty plea Thursday and faces up to five years in federal prison…

Daily Mirror

Hero boy, 6, calls 911 and saves mum's life after finding her unconscious at home

Six-year-old Cornelius Fairley, from Picayune, Mississippi, US, quickly picked a phone and called for an ambulance after his mum Cornessia was found in a comatose state

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InsideEVs

Nissan Expects To Qualify For Full US EV Tax Credits From 2026

The carmaker will build two sedans and two crossovers at its plant in Canton, Mississippi, all of which will qualify for the full $7,500 incentive.

The Independent UK

Mississippi could renew initiatives but ban them on abortion

Mississippi residents might get back the ability to enact public policy through statewide ballot initiatives

Tribune News Service

Mississippi bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed into law a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors, a move decried by LGBTQ rights advocates as a “devastating development” for transgender youth in the state.

The Independent UK

Mississippi couple welcomes rare set of quintuplets including four identical girls

The pair welcomed their five children earlier this month

The Independent UK

Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18

USA Today Sports Media Group

2023 NFL combine: Schedule, participants, and how to watch

A look at the full 2023 NFL Combine schedule, list of participants, ways to watch, and the New York Giants' press conference times.

The Independent UK

Mississippi GOP governor now backs longer Medicaid for moms

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is doing an abrupt about-face on an issue Democrats have been hammering him on this election year

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