Miss. News Briefs: Boy Dies After Motorcycle Wreck, Very Old Giraffe Dies at the Zoo
COLUMBUS, Miss.–Riding a motorcycle can be dangerous business. Ask any mom if she wants her son on a bike or a hog and she’d likely...
Category : Politics
Warren to Step Down From Legislature After 36 Years
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MT. OLIVE, Miss.–Rep. Joe Warren has decided to make the 2015 legislative session his last. The long-time lawmaker will step down and not seek re-election...
Murthy Confirmed as New Surgeon General, Why Wicker Objects
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The new surgeon general for the United States is Dr. Vivek Murthy, the founder and president of Doctors for America, an organization that supports...
Bryant: Working Relationship With State Superintendent “Challenging”
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JACKSON, Miss.–The working relationship between Gov. Bryant and Dr. Carey Wright, the state superintendent of education is a tense one, according to an interview Monday...
The Senate Bill to Fund the Government: Wicker Votes Yes and Says It’s ‘Responsible’
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Senate bill that will fund the U.S. government through the end of Fiscal Year 2015, will not fund Homeland Security past Feb. 27....
Cybersecurity Bills on the Way to the President, Thompson Says It’s a Good Idea
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Perhaps one of the biggest threats to the security of the United States is a large-scale cyber attack on computer systems that control the...
The State’s First Medical Needs Shelter, Groundbreaking Thursday
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WIGGINS, Miss.–Helping Mississippians during a disaster is the goal of the first stand-alone medical needs shelter. The Mississippi Dept. of Health broke ground Thursday in...
The No Call List: Action Point Fined $30,000 for Unauthorized Calls
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JACKSON, Miss.–If you’re not on the No Call List, you can get on it easily in Mississippi. But that list apparently does not always stop...
“The Funds Are Available,” Miss. Democrats Want More Toward Education, Road Repairs, and State Employee Pay Raises
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JACKSON, Miss. — Recommendations for how to spend your tax dollars during the next fiscal year have already been made by the legislative budget committee,...
Mitt Romney to Speak at MSU
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Former presidential candidate and Governor Mitt Romney is scheduled to speak at Mississippi State University for the university’s Global Lecture Series....