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Lawmakers ended the 2026 session with limited education policy changes after weeks of infighting. School choice proposals failed and a teacher pay increase was cut to $2,000, legislators said.
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Jackson Fuller of the Southwest Times-Record told host Brian Hadad on the T&L Spring Football Series podcast that Arkansas was one of college football’s unluckiest teams last season and that the program hopes a new coach can return it to postseason contention in 2026.
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Mississippi State lost 10-9 to Georgia on Thursday night, and reporter Brian Hadad said mistakes cost the Bulldogs the game even as a few positive moments offered hope for the series.
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Mississippi judges will get significant pay increases beginning in July after lawmakers approved a bill, pending governor’s action. The legislation raises salaries for various judicial positions by over $13,000 in some cases.
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Mississippi legislation targeting abortion-inducing drugs has cleared the state legislature and is expected to be signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves. The measure criminalizes the distribution and use of such drugs in the state.
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President Donald Trump announced Pam Bondi’s departure as attorney general, citing her contentious tenure marked by investigations and department upheaval. Deputy AG Todd Blanche has been named acting attorney general.
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U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate set a new trial date of June 1 after granting a defense request to delay proceedings, court records show. Stephen Spencer Pittman faces federal and state arson charges in the Jan. 10 fire at Beth Israel Congregation in northeast Jackson.
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The Legislature on Thursday passed a $253 million package that funds projects across the state, while critics said Democratic areas were shortchanged and leaders signaled a possible special session on pharmacy benefit managers.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed legislation aimed at increasing oversight of federal rural health care funds, citing concerns over potential delays and loss of up to $1 billion over five years.
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On the T&L Extra podcast, host Brian Hadad welcomed Dawgs247’s Olivia Sayer to preview a top-five series between Mississippi State and Georgia at Dudy Noble Field this weekend.
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