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AG Fitch urges support for legislation to address gang violence: Endorsed by MS Sheriffs, Chiefs of Police and Prosecutors

By ATTORNEY GENERAL LYNN FITCH ATTORNEY GENERAL LYNN FITCH
Thu,02/05/26-9:00AM, 359 Reads
Jackson, Mississippi— Attorney General Lynn Fitch urged the Mississippi Legislature to pass HB 1165 and SB2710, legislation that would give the circuit court original jurisdiction of certain firearm-related offenses for minors, increase penalties for certain transfers of stolen firearms, and create a new criminal penalty for shooting a firearm
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In December 2024, Lakiyah Green, was an expectant mother who attended a parenting workshop at Bolivar County Library in Cleveland, Miss. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Legislation to increase access to nurse midwives died in committee. Now, Mississippi faces a federal lawsuit

By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/04/26-12:18PM, 359 Reads 9,951 Statewide
Bills to allow more certified nurse midwives to practice in Mississippi died in committee Tuesday, two weeks after the state was named in a federal lawsuit over how it restricts access to midwives in a place with some o
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Mississippi put on notice of possible penalty over misspent welfare funds

By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,01/29/26-4:52PM, 358 Reads 6,099 Statewide
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reminded Mississippi this week that it could face significant penalties over the misspent TANF funds uncovered in 2019.
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Wildcats guard Clydarrien Peters gets introduced as a starting guard on senior night Jan. 30.

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Wildcats eye 1-seed in district tourney

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Thu,02/05/26-4:00PM, 358 Reads
Following a crucial victory Friday night, the Columbia Wildcats are in the driver’s seat to be the No. 1 seed in the Region 7-4A Tournament next week in their home gym.
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AG Fitch urges support for legislation to address gang violence: Endorsed by MS Sheriffs, Chiefs of Police and Prosecutors

Legislation to increase access to nurse midwives died in committee. Now, Mississippi faces a federal lawsuit

Mississippi put on notice of possible penalty over misspent welfare funds

Wildcats eye 1-seed in district tourney

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