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Caught Fish: Mississippi Angler Nets Biggest Catfish In States History

Eugene Cronley, from the city of Brandon, caught the 131-lb whopper in the Mississippi River on April 7th.

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Abortion ban after 15 weeks signed into law in Florida

Florida will soon ban abortions after 15 weeks

The Independent UK

All Mississippi’s U.S. House incumbents face primaries for the first time since 2012

The filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Mississippi was March 1, 2022. This year, 24 candidates—an average of six for each of the state’s four U.S. House districts—filed to run, including 16 Republicans, seven Democrats, and one Libertarian. The six candidates per district average…

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Mississippi honors Confederate month

Tate's proclamation also highlights that April 30 has been declared Confederate Memorial Day

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Mississippi gov again proclaims Confederate Heritage Month

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is defending his decision to again name April as Confederate Heritage Month

The Independent UK

Money spat resolved over LGBTQ books at Mississippi library

A Mississippi library is on track to receive its full budget, months after a mayor threatened to withhold money because the library displayed LGBTQ books for young readers

The Independent UK

Former Franciscan friar convicted of 1990s child sex abuse

A former Franciscan friar has been convicted of sexually abusing a grade school student during the 1990s at a Catholic school in Mississippi

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Old Crow Medicine Show offers serious tonic of songs on ‘Paint This Town’

“Paint This Town” is indeed a party starter, but there are also powerful songs about racism, drugs, the abolitionist movement, environmental degradation and the Mississippi flag.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mississippi governor declares April ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ for third year in a row

This is the third year that the Mississippi governor has declared the month of April be dedicated to commemorating the Confederacy

The Independent UK

Eudora Welty letters released 2 decades after author's death

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is allowing the public to have access to additional papers from the late author Eudora Welty

The Independent UK

Record-shattering catfish caught on Mississippi River

A Mississippi angler has shattered the state record for blue catfish after a 40-minute fight with what he described as “a fish of a lifetime.”

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Blackburn: Tennesseans want border wall

In fact, Tennessee is located roughly 1,700 from Mexico and borders Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia

Salon

Another mock draft projects Seahawks trade up to select quarterback

In his recent mock draft, Chad Reuter projects the Seattle Seahawks trade up in the first round to select Mississippi QB Matt Corral.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Report: Texts Show Brett Favre’s Role in Mississippi Welfare Fraud Scandal

The retired quarterback reportedly influenced where Mississippi spent its welfare funds.

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Twenty-one states sue Biden administration over public transport mask mandate

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), joined by 20 Republican and Democratic attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on March 29, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida that aims to end the Biden administration’s federal mask mandate for public transport. The mandate, issued by…

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Mississippi enacts new legislative district boundaries

Mississippi enacted new state legislative district boundaries on March 31 when both legislative chambers approved district maps for the other chamber. Legislative redistricting in Mississippi does not require gubernatorial approval. The maps will take effect for the state’s next legislative elections, in 2023.

The Independent UK

Social programs weak in many states with tough abortion laws

States with some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws are also some of the hardest places to have and raise a healthy child, especially for the poor

Benzinga

Tyler Technologies To Provide Unified Platform For All Cannabis Licensing Needs In Mississippi

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) announced today it has signed a five-year agreement with the state of Mississippi for Tyler’s NIC Licensing Solution, the government licensing platform designed specifically for the cannabis industry.

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Mississippi governor signs state's largest income tax cut

Mississippi residents will pay lower income taxes, beginning in 2023

Tribune News Service

The census missed some folks. These cities want them counted

When the 2020 census found that tiny McNab, Arkansas, had lost more than half its residents, Mayor James Conway went door to door and found 45 people in the rural town instead of the 30 reported by the census.

Benzinga

Metrc Announces New Track-And-Trace Contract With Mississippi

Metrc, a provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the U.S., announced a new contract with the state of Mississippi to support the regulation of its medical cannabis market. This marks Metrc’s 21st government contract to date nationwide.

The Independent UK

Mississippi joins states limiting outside election funding

Mississippi is the latest Republican-led state to ban election offices from accepting donations from private groups for voting operations

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Mississippi Governor Reeves signs bill affecting how race can be taught in public schools

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) on March 14, 2022, signed a bill into law to prohibit teaching critical race theory in public schools. Senate Bill 2113 passed by a 75-43 vote in the House and a 32-2 vote in the Senate.

The Guardian - US

Opponents of Mississippi’s anti- critical race theory law fear whitewashing of history

In Republicans’ fevered imaginations, schoolchildren are browbeaten into admitting they are racist

USA Today Sports Media Group

Can two players from a Mississippi town of 3,500 win on the PGA Tour and LPGA in back-to-back weeks? Ally Ewing charging at Chevron

Ewing has two top-10 finishes in four starts at this event, finishing tied for seventh last year.

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