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The Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

Mississippi could help long-neglected poor with Rescue Plan payments

The state’s political leaders who are cutting off federal coronavirus-related federal unemployment benefits could provide needy Mississippians cash assistance through another federal program.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : May 17, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Guest Announces Legislation to Expand Body-Worn Cameras in Rural Jurisdictions

Below is a press release from Congressman Michael Guest:

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Wicker, Hyde-Smith Announce $10.3M in FAA Grants for Mississippi Airports

Below is a press release from Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith:

FAA Airport Improvement Program Grants Offer Support to 10 Facilities Statewide

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Former MS House Speaker Pro Tem Greg Snowden to become director of Administrative Office of Courts

Below is a press release from the Mississippi Supreme Court:

Snowden served as House Speaker Pro Tempore 2012-2019.

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Mississippi, relatively small and sparsely populated state, gets 15% of the potential NCAA college baseball regional sites. That includes Dudy Noble Field in Starkville. Credit: Kelly Donoho/Mississippi State athletics

NCAA announced 20 possible baseball regional sites. Mississippi has three of them.

The NCAA Baseball Committee Friday named its 20 potential regional tournament sites and Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss all made the cut. The 16 actual sites will be revealed at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 30.

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Hyde-Smith cosponsors ‘Restoring Armed Career Criminal Act’ & ‘Back the Blue Act’

Below is a press release from Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith:

ACCA Measure Would Restore Tool for Prosecutors to Go After Violent, Repeat Offenders

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Wicker: Defend Election Laws "from Federal Takeover"

Below is a political opinion column from Senator Roger Wicker:

S.1 a Raw Power Grab to Benefit One Party

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The GRAMMY Museum Mississippi in Cleveland launched its first major exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of MTV, the music video television network that inspired a cultural awakening. (Photo: Vickie D. King)

MTV Exhibit at Grammy Museum opens to public

The GRAMMY Museum Mississippi in Cleveland launched its first major exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of MTV, the music video television network that inspired a cultural awakening.

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State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs discusses distribution of COVID-19 vaccines during a press conference at the Woolfolk Building in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Dr. Dobbs: Get vaccine or get COVID-19

As Mississippi continues to rank last in the nation in the share of its population that has been vaccinated, the message from the state’s top health officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs is clear: get vaccinated or get COVID-19.

COVID is not gone.

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