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Supreme Court upholds ACA, turns focus back to Medicaid expansion
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 3,301 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 04:52 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court this week eliminated one of the reasons cited by Mississippi Republican leaders for not expanding Medicaid.
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Gov. Tate Reeves speaks to media about his shelter-in-place order for Lauderdale County during a press conference at the State of Mississippi Woolfolk Building in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Gov. Reeves says main COVID-19 regret is that he didn’t let all businesses stay open
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 276 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 11:02 AM
Gov. Tate Reeves told hundreds of business leaders on Wednesday that his main regret about his handling COVID-19 is that he didn’t deem all businesses essential and let them remain open during the height of the pandemic.
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Elee Reeves, wife of Governor Tate Reeves, at the grand opening of the newest MDHS Resource and Referral Center in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

This office used to be a front for alleged welfare fraud. Now it’s a child care resource center.
By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today, 176 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 10:48 AM
Standing between two large, plastic trunks — faux branches and leaves crowding the ceiling of a former hotel-turned-government-office — Mississippi welfare officials announced the opening of a new child care resource center.
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West Point High School officials double down on valedictorian decision after review
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 186 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:40 AM
The West Point Consolidated School District School Board reviewed and verified that the procedure used to select two white students as valedictorian and salutatorian is the same it used each year in the prior six years, according to a statement released Tuesday by the district.
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California auto parts company Edelbrock is moving to Mississippi
By Sara DiNatale - Mississippi Today, 246 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:06 AM
Auto parts manufacturer Edelbrock announced today it will move its headquarters from California to DeSoto County, saying it will bring 200 new jobs to Mississippi.
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Governor Reeves “adamantly opposed” to Critical Race Theory being taught in MS schools
By Frank Corder - Y'all Politics, 996 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 04:11 PM
Lawmakers could address CRT in 2022 session.

Governor Tate Reeves says he is adamantly opposed to critical race theory “sneaking into our curriculums in the state of Mississippi,” and he is prepared to sign legislation to prevent it, should that become necessary.
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"It's hard out here. There aren't any jobs around here, but I keep looking," said Michael Scott Beard, 34. Beard is homeless and living in his van. He readily does the few odd jobs that come his way to make a few dollars so he can eat and put gas in his van. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Jobless Mississippians fear what’s next as $300 unemployment checks end
By Sara DiNatale - Mississippi Today, 2,628 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 10:12 AM
It takes $80 to fill the gas tank inside the beat-up white cargo van 34-year-old Michael Beard calls home.
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Brittney Friday is a math teacher at Wingfield High School in Jackson.

How Jackson Public Schools tackled its teacher shortage
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 1,009 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 12:16 PM
Jackson Public School District was facing a teacher shortage crisis several years ago, not unlike many districts across the state.

In Mississippi’s second largest school district, hundreds of teacher positions were unfilled, and many of the educators in the district were either uncertified or teaching outside of their content area.
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Krystal Williams and her children Cameron Jackson, 13, Camiya Jackson, 14, Camia Williams , 7, and Camarion Williams, 8, at their Canton home. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

These Mississippi schools never returned to in-person learning. Here’s what happened.
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 567 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:26 AM
Last school year, Krystal Williams’ son Ca’Marion was named a “star student” in first grade at McNeal Elementary School in Canton Public School District.

In September of 2020, he was honored as a “high flying” second-grader, which recognizes students who are active in class, complete their assignments and are top performers.
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Brown, the 45-year-old Louisiana native who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection “The Tradition,” will be a featured guest at the Mississippi Book Festival on Aug. 21.

Poet Jericho Brown tells his truth, especially during a difficult year
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 255 Reads
Tue, 06/08/2021 - 03:34 PM
Below is a Mississippi Today article in partnership with the Mississippi Book Festival:
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