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Mississippi Department of Human Services Executive Director Bob Anderson addresses members of the Mississippi Joint Legislative Budget Committee during his agency's budget presentation, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,09/29/23-7:38PM, 116 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has seen a consistent rise in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances, with the sharpest increase coming after a child support policy change in May, the state human services director said Friday.
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Opinion: Ridding porn from libraries not book banning

By CHIP PICKERING CHIP PICKERING
Fri,09/29/23-4:32PM, 196 Reads 12,224 Statewide
“The Ballad of East and West,” is a poem that was written by the English journalist, novelist, and poet, Rudyard Kipling.
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The White House is seen reflected in a puddle, Sept. 3, 2022, in Washington. The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Gee on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, putting him in charge of prosecuting the largest public corruption scandal in state history. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Senate confirms Mississippi US Attorney, putting him in charge of welfare scandal prosecution

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,09/29/23-4:21PM, 117 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed a U.S. attorney in Mississippi who will oversee the largest public corruption case in the state’s history.
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Opinion: Times demand strong leader

By ROBERT MURPHREE ROBERT MURPHREE
Fri,09/29/23-4:28PM, 166 Reads 10,299 Statewide
I was sad to see that your editorial "Republicans Need to Dump Trump" proved you have swallowed the bait thrown out to gullible voters by the Democratic strategists. Their play book is to tar Trump with so many bogus accusations that voters with less than complete grasp of the facts will conclude that with so much smoke there must be fire.
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