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How public education fared during the 2021 legislative session 1024 536 Ayana Kinnel

How public education fared during the 2021 legislative session

How public education fared during the 2021 legislative session by Kate Royals and Bobby Harrison – MS Today Before Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann finished his post-legislative session press conference on…

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‘We can do better’: Sen. Hyde-Smith’s Sunday voting comments spark controversy 1024 506 Ayana Kinnel

‘We can do better’: Sen. Hyde-Smith’s Sunday voting comments spark controversy

‘We can do better’: Sen. Hyde-Smith’s Sunday voting comments spark controversy by Courtney Ann Jackson – WLBT Watch Here JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – As Congress weighs election reforms that could…

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State of the Struggle

MSNBC: Black Women Plan New Political Strategy in the South Watch Full Clip

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Here’s what economists, experts say about eliminating Mississippi’s income tax 698 464 Ayana Kinnel

Here’s what economists, experts say about eliminating Mississippi’s income tax

Here’s what economists, experts say about eliminating Mississippi’s income tax by Luke Ramseth – MS Business Journal Would the Legislature’s income tax elimination proposal help or hurt Mississippi’s economy? How…

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Bring Mississippi Into the 21st Century—Overturn Its Jim Crow-era Voting Laws

Bring Mississippi Into the 21st Century—Overturn Its Jim Crow-era Voting Laws by Nsombi Lambright Haynes and Arekia Bennett When it comes to voting, there is no denying a simple fact…

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Advocates continue to push for voting rights restoration of convicted felons in Mississippi

Advocates continue to push for voting rights restoration of convicted felons in Mississippi by Courtney Ann Jackson – WLBT Watch Here JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Do the crime, do the time.…

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Analysis: Advocates split over Mississippi tax cut proposals

Analysis: Advocates split over Mississippi tax cut proposals by Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Policy groups are deeply divided over a proposal to phase out Mississippi’s personal income…

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Study: House tax proposal increases burden on poor Mississippians

Clarise Martin takes a look at an old tax statement while in her home in Natchez Friday, January 11, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For America MS Today –…

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