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Mississippi state Sen. Nicole Boyd, R-Oxford, listens to a discussion during a Joint Legislative Budget Committee meeting, Nov. 15, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. Boyd said on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2024, that Mississippi could improve health outcomes for mothers and babies by allowing Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi passes quicker pregnancy Medicaid coverage to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report For America
Thu,02/29/24-2:58PM, 118 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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Life's a Garden: Sunshine on my shoulders

By ALLEN MARTINSON ALLEN MARTINSON
Thu,02/29/24-3:02PM, 277 Reads 7,252 Statewide
I enjoyed my February in a lot of ways. All the reasons seem to be weather related so maybe I should say I enjoyed February’s weather. First of all the days that I have set aside for my own yard were doable for the things that needed to be done. I kept up with doing the things that have to be done by the calendar, pruning and whatnot.
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Opinion: The price of freedom

By CATHERINE GLOVER CATHERINE GLOVER
Thu,02/29/24-2:02PM, 164 Reads 5,697 Statewide
What is freedom worth to you? Is freedom worth losing your home, your safety, and even your life? Alexei Navalny, a rare kind of hero in history, sacrificed all these things to fight for democratic freedom for Russia and his beloved people.
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Opinion: Washington’s dilemma

By LINDA BERRY LINDA BERRY
Thu,02/29/24-1:58PM, 275 Reads 7,484 Statewide
There was a time, during the formative days of the United States, when stubborn, extremely hazardous declarations of political support for the nearly-lost American Revolution would cost men and women employment, community standing, and the lives of their adult children, or their own.
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