Lawmaker Wants to Clarify Castle Doctrine Law
JACKSON, Miss. — If you shoot and kill someone on your property, depending on the circumstances, you may no longer be protected from prosecution under...
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Somebody’s Paying for the Drug Tests: Temporary Assistance Drug Testing Passes Miss. House
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JACKSON, Miss.–If you get temporary assistance through the federal-state TANF program, you are one step closer to being tested for drugs, if you do not...
Miss. Democrats Lay Down Their Agenda for 2014 (AUDIO)
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JACKSON, Miss. — Democrats laid down their agenda for the 2014 legislative session at the state capital Wednesday....
ObamaCare Numbers Up in Mississippi
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JACKSON, Miss. — More than 35,000 Mississippians have signed up for health coverage on the state’s online exchange....
Capital City Gets Sales Tax Increase
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JACKSON, Miss. – If you plan on buying anything in the capital city, starting in March, the sales tax will be been bumped from seven...
Probably a Shot in the Dark: New Bill Aims to Track Your Ammo
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JACKSON, Miss.–Whether you like to target practice, hunt, or you just love to take your pistol or rifle out to pop off a few rounds...
Protesters Beware: Supreme Court Ruling Could Mean the End of Protests Near Abortion Clinic
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–It’s a law in Massachusetts that could end up having ripples all the way down to Mississippi, where abortion protesters are regularly seen around...
Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Bill Passes House Committee
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JACKSON, Miss. – Welfare (or TANF) recipients are one step closer to being drug tested. The House Public Health and Human Services Committee approved that...
Miss. Gas Tax and Lack of MDOT Funds
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JACKSON, Miss. — If you’ve driven down a state highway or road lately, how smooth was your ride?...
Gunn Wants Across-the-Board Teacher Raise, Not Against Merit-Based Though
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JACKSON, Miss. — House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, talked on Monday about his support of across-the-board teacher pay raises in Mississippi....