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A clerical error in a House appropriations bill made $15 million contingent on the wrong Senate measure, leaving much of a statewide home-strengthening program unfunded, state officials said.
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Mississippi Today received several awards, including first place for public service journalism, at the 2026 Green Eyeshade Awards, which honor journalism in the Southeast.
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Mississippi State University’s School of Architecture is collaborating with Jackson State University and Millsaps College to support economic growth in Jackson’s downtown area.
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Georgia running back Dante Dowdell is hospitalized in Atlanta following an ATV accident near his hometown of Picayune, according to coach Kirby Smart.
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A divided U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled there is a substantial public interest in disclosing audio recordings and transcripts of President Joe Biden’s interviews with a memoir ghostwriter, and delayed its order until Aug. 3 to allow time for another appeal.
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Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney urged residents to review policies, assemble emergency supplies and document belongings as Tropical Storm Bertha approaches, the Mississippi Department of Insurance said. The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday at 1 p.m. Bertha was just offshore the Florida panhandle with 60 mph winds.
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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith discusses her upcoming race, her opponents, and her relationship with President Trump in her first comprehensive interview of the cycle.
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NOAA forecasts a below‑normal Atlantic hurricane season for 2026 but urged residents to prepare for worst‑case impacts. Mississippi emergency agencies and federal partners offered checklists, evacuation guidance and mitigation resources.
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State investments in phonics-based instruction and millions for literacy coaches have coincided with rising fourth-grade reading scores, but districts report trouble hiring enough coaches, especially in rural areas, CalMatters found.
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Stuart Stevens, a veteran Republican strategist, criticizes the current state of the GOP, claiming it has shifted away from traditional values and become the ‘pro-tariffs party.’
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