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Megaflash - US lightning bolt stretched almost 500 miles across three states

Record-breaking event went across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi

Wales Online

Mississippi orders competency hearing on execution request

The Mississippi Supreme Court is ordering a trial court judge to determine if a Mississippi death row inmate truly wants to request an execution date and if the inmate is mentally competent to waive his appeals in the case

The Independent UK

Mullen Partners With Comau For Body Shop At AMEC Facility

Mullen Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:MULN) has entered into an alliance with Comau, an Italian systems integrator, to build a vehicle body shop at its Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Center (AMEC) in Tunica, Mississippi. The parties will develop a body shop for the new and upcoming Mullen FIVE EV Crossover. The Mullen FIVE is…

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

On Jan. 24, a unanimous three-judge federal court panel blocked Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) from holding the state’s 2022 congressional elections using the redistricting plan the state adopted on Nov. 4, 2021. On the same day, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed the state’s congressional redistricting plan.

Ballotpedia

Mississippi mayor withholds library funds over LGBTQ books

The director of a Mississippi library system says a mayor is withholding $110,000 from his city’s library because LGBTQ books are on the shelves

The Independent UK

Medical marijuana bill passes, heads to Mississipi governor

Mississippi lawmakers are sending their governor a bill that would create a medical marijuana program for people with serious medical conditions

The Independent UK

Mississippi capital city struggles with aging water system

Mississippi's capital city struggles with an unreliable water system that has problems with both quality and distribution

The Independent UK

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Mississippi Lawmakers Advance Medical Cannabis Bill To Governor's Desk

On Wednesday, Mississippi’s Republican-led legislature finally agreed on a medical cannabis bill to be sent to Gov. Tate Reeves’ desk. After months of negotiations, the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act will establish a system of licensed dispensaries to provide medical cannabis to qualified patients.

Benzinga

Red states suddenly ramping up book bans

Schools boards and city officials in Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee want to purge "objectionable" books

Salon

US Muslim advocates weigh in on abortion rights battle

Imminent threat to Roe v Wade raises concern from many religious communities across the US, including Muslim Americans.

Al Jazeera

Federal court blocks Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan, delays filing deadline

Welcome to the Wednesday, January 26, Brew.

Ballotpedia

EPA acts on environmental justice in 3 Gulf Coast states

The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states

The Independent UK

Mississippi enacts new congressional districts

Mississippi enacted new congressional districts on Jan. 24 when Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed the state’s congressional redistricting plan. Mississippi was apportioned four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect for Mississippi’s…

Ballotpedia

Mississippi women get first AP women’s poll ranking in 15 years

Kentucky is out of the Top 25 for the first time since Nov. 19, 2018. The Wildcats had been ranked for 65 consecutive weeks which was the eighth-longest active run.

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The Independent UK

South Dakota governor unveils two bills that would ban most abortions

Bills follow attempts in Texas, Mississippi to challenge Roe V Wade

The Independent UK

With Roe in doubt, states act on abortion limits, expansions

State-by-state battles over the future of abortion are setting up around the U.S. Republican lawmakers are proposing new restrictions based on laws in Texas and Mississippi and some Democratic-led states are working to preserve access

The Independent UK

Poll finds most Americans oppose overturning Roe v Wade as Supreme Court to rule in critical abortion case

As nation approaches 49th anniversary of landmark ruling, majority of US supports stronger protections for abortion care

Salon

WATCH: Black lawmakers stage walkout

Days after celebrating Matin Luther King Jr. Day, Republicans in Mississippi took direct aim at Black history

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Federal Judge Says Courts Don't Have To Buy 'Nonsensical Explanations' for Bad Regulations

Mississippi has banned new home health care licenses for more than 40 years, despite mounting evidence that the state's CON laws are raising prices and limiting access to care.

The Independent UK

Nation's largest abortion protest could be last under Roe

Abortion opponents are gathering in Washington for the largest anti-abortion rally in the U.S., and they're hoping it's the last one under Roe vs

Benzinga

Mississippi House Approves Amended Medical Marijuana Bill, Here's What's In It

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Senate's medical marijuana bill on Wednesday, lowering the amount of cannabis a patient can purchase each month.

Tribune News Service

Abortion fight in states picks up as legislative sessions begin

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s consideration of a near-total abortion ban in Texas and other limits in Mississippi are motivating state officials to pursue either tougher abortion restrictions or protections in case legal precedents change.

Benzinga

Muscle Maker Subsidiary Pokemoto Inks New Franchise Agreements In Mississippi Market

Muscle Maker Inc (NASDAQ:GRIL) subsidiary Pokemoto has signed two additional franchise agreements in the Jackson, Mississippi market. The new agreements bring the total of new franchise and development agreements signed by Pokemoto to 27 since November 2021. The Oxford Pokemoto is currently under construction with plans to open this spring. "Our recent additions…

The Independent UK

West Virginia lawmakers introduce 15-week abortion ban

West Virginia lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks — a proposal that's nearly identical to the Mississippi law currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Woman reveals she was spray-tanned on her front six times like Ross in Friends: ‘That episode was a warning’

‘But did you count? Mississippi-lessly?’ one viewer jokes

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