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House Speaker Jason White brings the House of Representatives to order at the beginning of the new legislative session at the State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Feuding GOP lawmakers prepare to leave Jackson without a budget, let governor force them back
By Taylor Vance and Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today
Wed,04/02/25-1:56PM , 289 Reads 5,052 Statewide
With a political standoff between House and Senate GOP leaders over the budget continuing, lawmakers scrambled to pass the few bills they could agree to before a looming shutdown of the session.
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Rep. Dana McLean, R-Columbus (left) and Center for Violence Prevention Exec. Dir. Sandy Middleton, holding a rape kit, were joined by sexual assault advocates, legislators, members of law enforcement, urging legislators to take another look at House Bill 928, requiring kits and better care for victims of rape, Monday, March 10, 2025 at the State Capitol. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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As bill requiring hospitals to perform rape kits faces uphill battle, mom reports child was turned away from ER
By Sophia Paffenroth - Mississippi Today
Wed,04/02/25-1:48PM , 302 Reads 6,201 Statewide
On the heels of a central Mississippi mother’s report that her child who was allegedly raped was turned away from a hospital, lawmakers risk letting a bill that would require ERs to stock and perform rape kits die on deadline day.

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The Other Side Podcast: Tariff trade war, rising costs, immigration: Mississippi Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson discusses challenges facing Mississippi farmers
By Geoff Pender and Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today
Wed,04/02/25-1:36PM , 324 Reads 6,883 Statewide
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson gives Mississippi Today’s Geoff Pender and Michael Goldberg an update on the challenges facing Mississippi farmers, including the burgeoning trade war with countries that buy our chicken, soybeans, cotton and other products as well as rising costs and immigration/labor issues.
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Jake Junior White
Wed,04/02/25-1:27PM , 513 Reads
GREENVILLE, Mississippi — Funeral services for Jake Junior White, 62, of Greenville, who died Sunday, March 16, 2025, will be held April 5, 2025, 11 a.m. at Redmon Funeral Home Chapel, Greenville, with Pastor Ezell Landrum officiating. Visitation will be April 4, 2025, at Redmon Funeral Home Chapel, Greenville, 2-4 p.m.
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Feuding GOP lawmakers prepare to leave Jackson without a budget, let governor force them back

As bill requiring hospitals to perform rape kits faces uphill battle, mom reports child was turned away from ER

The Other Side Podcast: Tariff trade war, rising costs, immigration: Mississippi Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson discusses challenges facing Mississippi farmers

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Feuding GOP lawmakers prepare to leave Jackson without a budget, let governor force them back

As bill requiring hospitals to perform rape kits faces uphill battle, mom reports child was turned away from ER

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