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The Mississippi House passed HB 4014 to exempt name, image and likeness compensation from the state income tax, proponents said, to keep the state competitive with no-tax states.
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Sen. Roger Wicker said the United States and European nations must stand together to counter aggression from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, and called for increased support for Ukraine during a February trip to Europe.
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A Mississippi Senate committee approved legislation to permit clinical trials of Ibogaine for neurological and addiction treatment, while a separate bill for medical cannabis gummies for terminally ill patients was rejected.
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Hinds County Public Defender Gail Wright Lowery asked supervisors to approve a $350,000 equity adjustment Monday to raise starting pay for assistant public defenders and ease what she called a constitutional crisis caused by vacancies and prolonged pretrial detention.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center officials said Friday that clinics across the state will resume scheduled appointments Monday after a Feb. 19 cyberattack forced closures for more than a week.
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Jamario Sanford, a former Greenwood police officer, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges related to drug transportation and conspiracy, part of a broader crackdown in Mississippi’s Delta region.
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Mississippi State opened the season 9-0 and will face stiffer competition in the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series in Texas, with an opener against Arizona State and a finale against No. 1 UCLA, Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk say.
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Gavan Clearman, 16, a sophomore and offensive lineman at Clarkdale High School, died in a car crash Wednesday, the Clarkdale Football Boosters said in a Facebook post.
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A note accompanied by a bullet was found Thursday at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, prompting the company to notify local law enforcement, an Ingalls spokesperson told Magnolia Tribune. The shipyard said it has boosted security and operations are continuing as normal.
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The Mississippi Senate Corrections Committee advanced a bill requiring personal protective equipment for inmates working with cleaning chemicals, alongside a measure to create a corrections oversight task force.
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