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The Mississippi State Supreme Court heard oral arguments as it ponders the fate of the state's medical marijuana program and the ballot initiative process as a whole.

Decision in medical marijuana case could be coming shortly

By Steve Wilson, 1,989 Reads

The Mississippi Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of the state’s medical marijuana program and the ballot initiative process after a busy day of oral arguments Wednesday.

Decisions are issued by the court every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and Chief Justice Michael Randolph promised a quick decision in the case.

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COVID-19 continues downward trend in Mississippi, but new variants loom large

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 1,601 Reads

The number of new COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths in Mississippi has continued the sharp decline seen since their peak in January. This is thanks to the rapid expansion of vaccination efforts across the state, though health officials continue to warn that this progress is threatened by the emergence of new variants.

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Audit Finds Savings in Outside-the-Classroom Spending at Hinds County School District

By Press Release - Mississippi Office of the State Auditor, 74 Reads

Below is a press release from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor:

Auditor partners with advanced analytics team and school district to identify most effective ways to spend public education money

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Every public university requested a tuition increase except for Jackson State University, which will not increase tuition in the fall.

IHL approves tuition increase at 7 of 8 Mississippi universities

By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 882 Reads

A year after all but one of Mississippi’s public universities declined to increase tuition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s business as usual: Tuition is once again going up this fall for most students at public universities.

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Marshall Ramsey: Look Away

By Marshall Ramsey - Mississippi Today, 73 Reads

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Jake Mangum kisses the Governor’s Cup after Mississippi State defeated Ole Miss in 2019. Mangum helped State dominate Ole Miss in recent seasons with the Bulldogs winning 14 of the last 16. But Mangum has moved on and perhaps the most anticipated Rebel-Bulldog games in the series’ 128-year history are this weekend in Starkville.

Biggest Ole Miss-State series in history? There’s a lot of history.

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 136 Reads

Ole Miss and Mississippi State have played baseball for 128 years. That’s a lot of history. And yet, there probably has never been a more anticipated Rebel-Bulldog baseball series than the one scheduled for this weekend in Starkville.

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Mississippi WIC Food Distribution Sites Closing Soon

By Press Release - MSDH, 36 Reads

Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Health:

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) will be closing all 81 of its Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food distribution sites throughout the state in the months ahead. Approximately 70 positions will be eliminated.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : April 16, 2021

By Press Release - MSDH, 91 Reads

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

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Pay raises for Mississippi higher ed employees: Too little, too late?

By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 1,176 Reads

SirSandra Jordan had worked in public education in Starkville for 24 years when she decided in 2018 to move away.

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Biology teacher Chiquita Gaylor and students practice social distancing in the classroom at Jefferson County High School in Fayette. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Controversial teacher merit pay program goes unfunded amid pandemic

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 176 Reads

With less than a week before Gov. Tate Reeves must approve the education budget passed by lawmakers this year, a merit pay program he supports was not funded this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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