Student Loan Acts Lowers, Sen. Wicker Approves
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Student Loan Act passes in Washington 81 to 18, but what does this mean for you? It will retroactively lower student...
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Death Row Inmate Allowed to Pursue DNA Testing By Miss. Supreme Court
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JACKSON, Miss. — Death row inmate, Willie Jerome Manning, will get the DNA and fingerprint testing that he says could prove he did not kill...
Most of Mississippi’s Delegation Votes Not to Stop NSA Spying
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Cameras are watching you everywhere and the National Security Administration can monitor your phone call, e-mails, internet records and searches and a host of...
Miss. eChildcare to Expand: Aimed to Reduce Costs, Increase Integrity
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JACKSON, Miss.–The Mississippi Department of Human Resources announced that their pilot program, MS eChildcare, is set to expand in the fall of 2013 statewide....
Mississippi’s Version of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground”
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JACKSON, Miss. – “Stand Your Ground” is a Florida law that came up several times during the George Zimmerman Trial, it has to do with...
Key Witness From the Emmett Till Case Dies in Chicago
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CHICAGO, Ill.–Willie Louis, also known as Willie Reed, a key witness in the Emmett Till case, has died, reported the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper. He was...
Back to the Polls, Special Election Date Set for House
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JACKSON, Miss.–Three state representatives were elected mayor and resigned the House this time around and that means you’re heading back to the polls if you...
Could SCOTUS Side-Step Mississippi in Future With Gay Marriage Ruling
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JACKSON, Miss.–This was a question posed Tuesday at a public-policy meeting in Jackson....
Locals Help Reopen WIN Job Center
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PHILADELPHIA, Miss.–The place that helps you get a job was set to unemploy several as it closed down in June in Philadelphia. But, thanks to...
Judge Will Not Suspend BP Oil Spill Settlement Payments
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NEW ORLEANS, LA. — A federal judge has refused to put a temporary stop to BP 2010 oil spill settlement payments. The oil giant had...