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Why teachers in Mississippi work second jobs to get by

A teacher with nearly two decades of experience in schools across Mississippi, Chanda Ferguson has done everything she can to raise her salary to support her family, including three kids.

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 04, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

MEC's Virtual Legislative Scrambler - Speaker Philip Gunn

MEC recently hosted their rescheduled Legislative Scrambler featuring Speaker Philip Gunn this morning at 8:00 a.m. live from the Mississippi State Capitol.

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 04, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

Bills that would've given teachers a pay hike and altered the way some of the state's parks are operated died on deadline Tuesday in the Mississippi Legislature.

Bills that would alter management of state parks and give teachers a pay hike die on deadline in the Legislature

The Mississippi Legislature’s annual session is down to its final month and bills that would’ve changed the operation of some of the state parks, given teachers a pay increase, expanding the scope

Bills that would've given teachers a pay hike and altered the way some of the state's parks are operated died on deadline Tuesday in the Mississippi Legislature.

Why teachers in Mississippi work second jobs to get by
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 2,397 Reads
On Wed, 03/03/2021 - 04:39 PM
A teacher with nearly two decades of experience in schools across Mississippi, Chanda Ferguson has done everything she can to raise her salary to support her family, including three kids.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 04, 2021
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On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 04:53 PM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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MEC's Virtual Legislative Scrambler - Speaker Philip Gunn
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On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 12:05 PM
MEC recently hosted their rescheduled Legislative Scrambler featuring Speaker Philip Gunn this morning at 8:00 a.m. live from the Mississippi State Capitol.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 04, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, READ MORE > 615 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 09:15 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Bills that would've given teachers a pay hike and altered the way some of the state's parks are operated died on deadline Tuesday in the Mississippi Legislature.

Bills that would alter management of state parks and give teachers a pay hike die on deadline in the Legislature
By Steve Wilson, READ MORE > 391 Reads
On Wed, 03/03/2021 - 11:13 AM
The Mississippi Legislature’s annual session is down to its final month and bills that would’ve changed the operation of some of the state parks, given teachers a pay increase, expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and created a new board to govern the state’s Medicaid program all died on Tuesday’s deadline.
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Mississippi lost 51,000 jobs to Covid throughout 2020
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 376 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 03:15 PM
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual employment report. It was no surprise that the Covid epidemic caused a big national spike in unemployment in 2020 compared to 2019.
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MDWFP’s Visitor Education Center to Host Birdhouse Programs
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On Wed, 03/03/2021 - 11:21 AM
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ (MDWFP) Visitor Education Center (VEC)
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Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann

Lieutenant Govenor Delbert Hosemann discusses the current legislative session with Stennis Press Forum
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On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:11 PM
Lieutenant governor Delbert Hosemann discusses a wide range of subjects before the Mississippi state legislature in an hour-long forum with the Mississippi press.
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Bills that would've given teachers a pay hike and altered the way some of the state's parks are operated died on deadline Tuesday in the Mississippi Legislature.

Bills that would alter management of state parks and increase scope of practice for nurse practitioners die on deadline in the Legislature
By Steve Wilson, READ MORE > 246 Reads
On Wed, 03/03/2021 - 03:41 PM
The Mississippi Legislature’s annual session is down to its final month and bills that would’ve changed the operation of some of the state parks, given teachers a pay increase, expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and created a new board to govern the state’s Medicaid program all died on Tuesday’s deadline.
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MHS P-16 to meet
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On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:16 PM
The Magee High School P-16 committee will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, March 10, at 4:30 p.m. to be held in the high school library. The publiic is invited to attend and become part of this community based school program.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 05, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, READ MORE > 205 Reads
On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 09:29 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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2021 Spring Fishing Forecast for Northwest Mississippi
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On Wed, 03/03/2021 - 11:19 AM
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) fisheries biologists are optimistic about fishing success in 2021, and the busies
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House advances bill that would entangle Mississippi Archives and History board in politics
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 171 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:57 PM
A bill that has angered many state historians would have the governor and lieutenant governor appoint members to the board that oversees the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, a move opponents say would politicize an agency that has remained above that fray for more than 100 years.
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Ole Miss shoots — literally — for state’s first Division I team national crown
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 144 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:04 PM
Below is a sports column from Rick Cleveland:

Stanford has won 126 NCAA Division I team national championships, the most of all colleges and universities. UCLA has won 118. Among SEC schools, Arkansas has won the most with 47, followed by Georgia with 33.
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In Cleveland, parents fear the cost of losing pre-K programs
By Kelsey Davis Betz - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 139 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 03:13 PM
When it became clear that 384 students unenrolled from the public schools here and weren’t coming back, the already underfunded district was left with a prospective $1.7 million budget shortfall.
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Mississippians ages 50+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 133 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:49 PM
Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Thursday that eligibility for a COVID-19 vaccine is being expanded to include all Mississippians ages 50 years or older.
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As Jackson residents suffer during historic water crisis, state leaders keep their distance
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 122 Reads
On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 09:49 AM
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is one of the most powerful residents of Jackson, where about 40,000 of his neighbors — mostly Black — are in their third week without running water after a historic winter storm froze plant equipment and burst many water pipes.
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Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi. New cases of COVID-19: 380 Positive test results reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday. Tests may have been made during the past week, and represent individuals who became ill a
By Press Release - MSDH, READ MORE > 114 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 09:13 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

Click Here to Read More
MEC's Virtual Legislative Scrambler - Speaker Philip Gunn
By Press Release - MEC, READ MORE > 98 Reads
On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 12:01 PM
MEC recently hosted their rescheduled Legislative Scrambler featuring Speaker Philip Gunn this morning at 8:00 a.m. live from the Mississippi State Capitol.

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Marshall Ramsey: Political History
By Marshall Ramsey - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 94 Reads
On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 11:29 AM

Fun fact: Last year, SB 2727 dealt with wild hogs.
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