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Organizers said the three-day JXN Food & Wine Festival will take place March 20-22 in the Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art, featuring celebrity chefs, tastings and entertainment.
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Jackson State University will allocate $14.5 million for a new initiative targeting cardiovascular health disparities among Black residents of Mississippi, building on the Jackson Heart Study’s decade-long efforts.
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A bill passed by the Mississippi House aims to establish comprehensive health programs for inmates, focusing on Hepatitis C and HIV treatment, with funding through grants.
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A West Virginia state senator wrote in an op-ed that expanding school-choice programs like the state’s Hope Scholarship is both sound policy and good politics, and urged Mississippi Republicans to act.
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Former Army Ranger Ben Bush told Magnolia Tribune that ibogaine treatment transformed his life and urged Mississippi legislators to advance House Bill 314 so others can access the therapy.
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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., a founder of Rainbow/PUSH and a two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday at 84, his daughter Santita Jackson said.
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Evan Turnage, a new Democratic candidate, releases a campaign ad less than a month before Mississippi’s March 10 primary, targeting longtime Rep. Bennie Thompson’s record.
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Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said lawmakers should enact campaign finance reforms to improve transparency and make reports searchable for the public, but acknowledged the measures face resistance.
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Legislation in Mississippi aims to toughen penalties for youth involved in violent crimes, including creating pathways to try minors as adults, amid concerns from advocates about impacts on juvenile justice.
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A Mississippi man who once built his public persona around illusion and sleight-of-hand is now headed to prison after an
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