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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves addresses supporters at a rally at Stribling Equipment in Richland, MS., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Reeves is seeking reelection. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi governor touts tax cuts, teacher pay raise, jobs
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,05/03/23-3:42PM , 523 Reads
RICHLAND, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, that the state is getting a new standard license plate in January 2024 that features the magnolia also seen on the state flag. The flag is shown at A Complete Flag Source in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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New state license plate: Magnolia in, ‘In God We Trust’ out
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,05/02/23-3:20PM , 200 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is getting a new standard license plate design starting in January, featuring the magnolia that's also on the state flag, Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday.
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People protest against House Bill 1020 outside the Mississippi Capitol on Jan. 31, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. The bill, which was signed into law by Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Friday, April 21, 2023, expands the territory for a state-run police department inside the capital city of Jackson and creates a new court in the Capitol Complex Improvement District in part of the city. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Lawsuit: Mississippi violates rights by appointing judges
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Mon,04/24/23-4:50PM , 213 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is violating its own constitution with a new law that requires some judges to be appointed rather than elected in the state's capital city and its surrounding county, civil rights groups said in a lawsuit filed Monday.
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Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks to the media in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 17, 2018. Favre will not be dismissed from a lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money that was supposed to help some of the neediest people in the United States, a Mississippi judge ruled Monday, April 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Favre remains in Mississippi welfare lawsuit, judge rules
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Mon,04/24/23-1:51PM , 142 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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