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Paula Merchant speaks with Madison police during a protest at the intersection of Cobblestone Drive and Highway 51 in Madison on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, against ICE raids. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Some local and state agencies are aiding ICE crackdown

By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/15/25-2:34PM, 463 Reads 8,252 Statewide
As federal agents move through Mississippi, a handful of local law enforcement agencies and jails are offering assistance through agreements to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Magnolia Mornings: November 21, 2025

By MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF
Fri,11/21/25-9:18AM, 463 Reads 8,160 Statewide
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
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Estes: Mississippi should double down as an education innovator

By HUNTER ESTES - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE HUNTER ESTES - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Mon,11/17/25-3:46PM, 462 Reads 6,976 Statewide
Below is a political opinion column by Hunter Estes:
Hunter Estes says when Mississippi families can vote with their feet, or with their wallets, education becomes a market of ideas, not centralized government control.
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Justice James D. Maxwell II, makes a point during a Supreme Court session regarding HB1020, July 6, 2023. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Senate confirms Trump nominees for Mississippi federal judgeships

By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/15/25-1:58PM, 462 Reads 6,508 Statewide
Trump nominated Chamberlin and Maxwell to the federal posts in August, but their initial confirmation by the Senate Judiciary Committee was held up for months by a North Carolina senator.
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