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state Flag amendment dies on the calendar

By CINDY KIRKMAN CINDY KIRKMAN
Posted On Tue, 03/14/2017 - 01:55 PM, 2,166 Reads
House Representative William Shirley (R) of Clarke County stated Friday that an amendment to House Bill 2509 died on the calendar but there will be additional attempts to get the bill passed.
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"Both my wife and I had health issues. Using marijuana helped us tremendously, it's what inspired us to open our business," Santita Delaney of Pearl, owner of Hemp World, said on May 25. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Senate panel ponders parameters of a new medical marijuana bill

By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,06/04/21-10:03AM, 2,164 Reads 45,388 Statewide
The basic principles of the medical marijuana initiative approved by Mississippi voters in November — but struck down recently by the state Supreme Court — should be honored, members of the Senate Public Health Committee were told Thursday.
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With wife Elee Reeves, watching, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, signs his qualifying papers to run for reelection at the party headquarters in Jackson, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi governor seeks 2nd term as qualifying opens

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,01/03/23-4:25PM, 2,164 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves filed Tuesday to seek reelection, marking the first day candidates for state and local offices can submit qualifying papers for the 2023 election.
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Honoring Vietnam Vets: Phil Mosley

By BRITTNEY MANGUM BRITTNEY MANGUM
Sat,05/03/25-10:00AM, 2,163 Reads
Although many of the men who valiantly fought in Vietnam didn’t choose to be there, they still bravely responded when the government called on them through the draft for help.
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