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News Articles: Mississippi

Pro-life activists participate in the 48th annual March for Life outside the U.S. Supreme Court January 29, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Activists look ahead to what could be the 'last anniversary' for Roe

On both sides of the abortion debate, activists say this could be the last anniversary before Roe v. Wade is overturned or significantly rolled back.

January 20, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Laura Sifuentes lives in Rosedale, Miss. The government's Child Tax Credit, a monthly payment for many American parents with kids, helped her financially when she had to give up her job to care of her kids, nieces and nephews during the pandemic.

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  • Business

Why many Americans continue to struggle despite trillions of dollars in pandemic aid

The government provided Americans with a vital financial lifeline during the pandemic, including through the Child Tax Credit. The help improved lives – but for many it still wasn't enough.

January 15, 2022
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By:
  • Stephan Bisaha
Dayton Hall, left, and Jackson Mountjoy use calipers to measure a baby oyster at the school's oyster garden in Bay St. Louis, Miss. The school is among more than 50 locations in Mississippi and more than 1,000 nationwide where people raise oysters to help build reefs off their states' coasts.

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  • Environment

Volunteers are growing oyster gardens to help restore reefs

There are more than 1,000 oyster gardens in the coastal waters of Maryland, Virginia, Mississippi and Alabama as volunteers try to restore a keystone of coastal ecosystems.

December 15, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Abortion-rights supporters and opponents rally outside the Supreme Court in November, as the justices heard arguments about Texas' controversial abortion law.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Dickens wins Atlanta runoff; SCOTUS hears arguments in landmark abortion case

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The United States Supreme Court takes up one of its most significant cases in decades today: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Our panel discussed at the arguments on both sides of the case and take a deep dive into the history of abortion rights before and after Roe v. Wade.

December 01, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 1 in the case <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization</em>, which has the potential to pose a serious challenge to <em>Roe v. Wade.</em>

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  • National

The Supreme Court Sets A Date For Arguments In Case That Could Challenge Roe V. Wade

On Dec. 1, the court will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The Mississippi case tests whether all state laws that ban pre-viability abortions are unconstitutional.

September 20, 2021
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Allie Henderson with her sister Claire (left) and her mom, LeAnn, outside their home recently in Terry, Miss. "I want people to get vaccinated — because I know what it feels like," Allie says of her near-fatal encounter with COVID-19 this year.

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  • Health

This Teen's Community Rallied As She Fought COVID. But Many Still Shun The Vaccine

Allie Henderson's friends, extended family, church and the community prayed for the popular young athlete and then celebrated her recovery. So why won't they follow her plea and get vaccinated?

September 03, 2021
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  • Sarah Varney
A "Help Wanted" sign is posted beside coronavirus health safety guidelines at a restaurant in Los Angeles on May 28. Businesses are desperate for workers even as millions remain unemployed. Republican governors blame a major unemployment benefit passed during the pandemic, saying it's dissuading people from rejoining the workforce.

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  • Economy

A Lifeline For The Unemployed Is About To End In Half Of U.S. Here's What's At Stake

Republican governors are moving to end $300-a-week pandemic payments for the unemployed in a controversial effort to push people back to work. Four states are set to end them this week.

June 07, 2021
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  • Scott Horsley
Water for flushing toilets was being distributed at seven sites in Mississippi's capital city — more than 10 days after winter storms wreaked havoc on the city's water system because the system is still struggling to maintain consistent water pressure, authorities said.

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  • National

Like 'Peanut Brittle': Mississippi Water Crisis Highlights Infrastructure Problems

The water outages in Jackson, Miss., began Feb. 15 as a winter storm swept across the state. An untold number of residents are still without clean water weeks later.

March 03, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Kobee Vance
After six trials and 23 years behind bars, charges are being dropped against Curtis Flowers (pictured here in Dec. 2019) over a 1996 quadruple killing in Mississippi. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a conviction last summer, citing among other things, the deliberate elimination of Black jurors from Flowers' trials.

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  • National

After 6 Trials, Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Curtis Flowers

Flowers spent 23 years behind bars for a 1996 quadruple killing at a Mississippi furniture store. Prosecutors said Friday that there were no credible witnesses available for a seventh trial.

September 05, 2020
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  • Jason Slotkin
The public submitted nearly 3,000 proposals for a new Mississippi flag, featuring magnolias, stars, a Gulf Coast lighthouse and more. The designs were posted on Monday on the Mississippi Department of Archives and History website.

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  • Race

Magnolias, Beer Cans and Football: Mississippi Is Designing A New State Flag

The state was the last one to include the Confederate battle emblem on its flag. Reuben Anderson, chair of the redesign commission, discusses the proposals and what the change means for Mississippi.

August 06, 2020
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  • Christianna Silva
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday that masks will temporarily be required statewide and certain school districts must delay the start of in-person instruction. The state is ranked second for number of new cases per capita.

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  • National

As Cases Rise Fast, Mississippi Governor Mandates Masks And Delays Start Of School

Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday that masks will be mandatory statewide for two weeks, and school districts in eight hard-hit counties must delay their in-person reopening until August 17.

August 04, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman
LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center, supports a statewide mask mandate. But she says state leaders are "in a pickle," based on medical advice against popular opposition.

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  • Health

Mississippi On Track To Become No. 1 State For New Coronavirus Cases Per Capita

"We need to do something different," says Dr. LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She says the state needs a mask mandate, but knows many people won't comply.

August 03, 2020
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro and
  • Maureen Pao
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves removes his face mask during a COVID-19 news briefing Wednesday in Jackson.

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  • Health

'In A Fight For Our Lives': Mississippi Issues New Mask Order Amid COVID-19 Spike

Gov. Tate Reeves imposes the order in 13 counties, including those that are home to some of the state's most populous cities. It comes on the same day the state saw more than 1,000 new cases.

July 10, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
Domingo Candelaria, a registered immigrant, shows federal agents his identification as he prepares to leave the Koch Foods Inc., plant in Morton, Miss., following a raid by U.S. immigration officials, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.

Documents: Plant Owners 'Willfully' Used Ineligible Workers

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six of seven Mississippi chicken processing plants raided Wednesday were "willfully and unlawfully" employing people who lacked...

August 10, 2019
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By:
  • Associated Press

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  • Arts & Life

Bill Ferris' 'Voices Of Mississippi' Wins Grammys For Best Historical Album, Best Album Notes

Few people have done more to thoroughly understand Southern identity than Bill Ferris. For the last half century, the folklorist has used photographs,...

February 12, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott
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