Masks a 'matter of preference' at the Mississippi State Fair
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Preparations for the Mississippi State Fair's grand opening moved forward Wednesday amid criticism that masks will not be required at the event after the governor repealed the statewide mask mandate.
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Masks a 'matter of preference' at the Mississippi State Fair
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Preparations for the Mississippi State Fair's grand opening moved forward Wednesday amid criticism that masks will not be required at the event after the governor repealed the statewide mask mandate.
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Reeves to appeal county judge's ruling on partial vetoes
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is appealing a judge's ruling that his partial vetoes of a budget bill in July were unconstitutional.
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Mississippi lawmakers wrap up 'unprecedented' session
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After what Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann said felt like the “longest session” in memory, the state Legislature on Friday finally wrapped up its business for the year.
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Mississippi lawmakers wrap up 'unprecedented' session
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After what Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann said felt like the “longest session” in memory, the state Legislature on Friday finally wrapped up its business for the year.
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Sheriff: Men in truck chased, shot at Black teens on ATVs
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A white father and son in rural Mississippi have been arrested after they allegedly chased two Black teenagers on ATVs off the road and repeatedly shot at them from a pickup truck, a sheriff's deputy said Friday.
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Mississippi governor ends statewide mask mandate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves ended a statewide mask mandate Wednesday but said he will still require people to wear face coverings in schools to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Mississippi governor ends statewide mask mandate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves ended a statewide mask mandate Wednesday but said he will still require people to wear face coverings in schools to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Mississippi: 'Fake' letter claims mask mandate abolished
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A letter circulating on social media claiming to be from the office of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves and abolishing the statewide mask mandate is fake, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency officials said Sunday.
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Early voting starts in Michigan under new rules
LANSING, Mich (AP) — Early voting for the 2020 general election started in Michigan on Thursday under expanded voting rights that allow for any resident to request an absentee ballot.
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Early voting starts in Michigan under new rules
LANSING, Mich (AP) — Early voting for the 2020 general election started in Michigan on Thursday under expanded voting rights that allow for any resident to request an absentee ballot.
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Mississippi gov: Don't let politics hinder virus vaccination
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday praised the Trump administration's efforts to make a
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Mississippi gov: Don't let politics hinder virus vaccination
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday praised the Trump administration's efforts to make a
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Michigan considers extension for lawsuits naming late doctor
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan lawmakers sought Wednesday to expand the state's statute of limitations for some sexual assault cases to allow more time for accusers of the late sports doctor Robert Anderson to file lawsuits against the University of Michigan.
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Michigan considers extension for lawsuits naming late doctor
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan lawmakers sought Wednesday to expand the state's statute of limitations for some sexual assault cases to allow more time for accusers of the late sports doctor Robert Anderson to file lawsuits against the University of Michigan.
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Board delays final decision on gun ban at Michigan Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A board that oversees Michigan's Capitol building on Monday put off making a final decision about whether to ban guns there, more than four months after armed protesters opposed to the governor's coronavirus shutdowns entered the building.
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Kanye West makes presidential ballot in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kanye West will appear as a presidential candidate on Mississippi's ballot in November, after being approved as a qualified candidate by the State Board of Election Commissioners on Tuesday.
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Kanye West makes presidential ballot in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kanye West will appear as a presidential candidate on Mississippi's ballot in November, after being approved as a qualified candidate by the State Board of Election Commissioners on Tuesday.
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Kanye West makes presidential ballot in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kanye West will appear as a presidential candidate on Mississippi's ballot in November, after being approved as a qualified candidate by the State Board of Election Commissioners on Tuesday.
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During pandemic, Black families put trust in Black doctors
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Dr. Janice Bacon was exactly the person Kay McField hoped to talk to when she found herself spending most of her days in bed, feeling too depressed to get up as the coronavirus pandemic threatened those around her.
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Former education head, contractors accused of fudging bids
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former top official at the Mississippi Department of Education and three contractors who worked with the agency are being accused by the federal government of stealing thousands of dollars from the state of Mississippi by manipulating the bidding process for contracts and inflating costs.
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Former education head, contractors accused of fudging bids
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former top official at the Mississippi Department of Education and three contractors who worked with the agency are being accused by the federal government of stealing thousands of dollars from the state of Mississippi by manipulating the bidding process for contracts and inflating costs.
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Michigan department publishes dam failure report
LANSING, MI (AP) — What caused the dam failures in Midland that destroyed 150 homes and altered the natural landscape will likely not become completely clear for more than a year, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) said in a report released on Tuesday.
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Michigan department publishes dam failure report
LANSING, MI (AP) — What caused the dam failures in Midland that destroyed 150 homes and altered the natural landscape will likely not become completely clear for more than a year, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) said in a report released on Tuesday.
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After victories, Medicaid expansion revisited in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After voters expanded Medicaid in conservative states like Missouri and Oklahoma, health care advocates are renewing a push for expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states where Republican leaders have long been opposed.
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After victories, Medicaid expansion revisited in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After voters expanded Medicaid in conservative states like Missouri and Oklahoma, health care advocates are renewing a push for expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states where Republican leaders have long been opposed.
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Mississippi gov skipped mask at NC event, despite mandate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves compared his attending a crowded campaign event over the weekend for a North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate — while not wearing a mask -– to people who attended police brutality protests outside the Governor's Mansion in Mississippi in June.
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US Sen. Stabenow urges USDA to extend food program waivers
LANSING, Mich (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will not continue to provide food program waivers that have ensured students are fed while schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic unless Congress acts, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan warned Tuesday.
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Pandemic university: Michigan students adjust to COVID-19
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Students at universities all over Michigan are receiving emails from their schools welcoming them back for the fall, but a cloud of concern is hovering because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pandemic university: Michigan students adjust to COVID-19
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Students at universities all over Michigan are receiving emails from their schools welcoming them back for the fall, but a cloud of concern is hovering because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pandemic university: Michigan students adjust to COVID-19
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Students at universities all over Michigan are receiving emails from their schools welcoming them back for the fall, but a cloud of concern is hovering because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pandemic university: Michigan students adjust to COVID-19
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Students at universities all over Michigan are receiving emails from their schools welcoming them back for the fall, but a cloud of concern is hovering because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trustee criticized for Nassar case remarks won't run again
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan State University trustee who suggested that attorneys representing sexual assault victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar were “chasing ambulances” will not seek reelection to the school’s board.
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Michigan State says most classes will be online in the fall
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University is going online for the fall and is encouraging students to stay home, the school's president announced Tuesday, as schools across the nation struggled to control coronavirus outbreaks.
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Mississippi governor: 'College football is essential'
JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves described college football — even amid the
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Mississippi governor: 'College football is essential'
JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves described college football — even amid the
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Mississippi governor: 'College football is essential'
JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves described college football — even amid the
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Mississippi governor: 'College football is essential'
JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves described college football — even amid the
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Over 500 people tested for COVID in experimental initative
JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — More than 500 people in one of the poorest counties in Mississippi were tested for the coronavirus by the state Department of Health over the past week as part of a new experimental initiative to slow the spread of the virus by community transmission.
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Michigan to assess remaining portion of failed dam
LANSING, Mich (AP) — State investigators and contractors will this week start assessing the remaining portion of a Michigan dam whose failure this spring contributed to millions of dollars in flood damage and destroyed more than 100 houses.
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Plants cropping up in lost Michigan lakes where dams failed
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nature is returning to craters left from lakes drained by two dams that failed in May during torrential rain in mid-Michigan.
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Mississippi schools not required to disclose COVID outbreaks
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi school district that has seen a handful of
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Mississippi schools not required to disclose COVID outbreaks
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi school district that has seen a handful of
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Tribe, economy, even cemeteries hurt as virus hits Choctaws
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — When Sharon Taylor died of coronavirus, her family — standing apart, wearing masks — sang her favorite hymns at her graveside, next to a tiny headstone for her stillborn daughter, buried 26 years ago. Fresh flowers marked row after row of new graves. Holy Rosary is …
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Choctaw Indians bear brunt of virus outbreak in Mississippi
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — When Sharon Taylor died of coronavirus, her family — standing apart, wearing masks — sang her favorite hymns at her graveside, next to a tiny headstone for her stillborn daughter, buried 26 years ago. Fresh flowers marked row after row of new graves. Holy Rosary is …
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Mississippi governor to announce school plans amid pandemic
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Tate Reeves said he has now read the plans of all Mississippi school districts as they prepare for a new academic year amid the growing coronavirus pandemic. And he's ready to announce Tuesday afternoon whether he'll issue executive orders that could affect those plans.
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Michigan adapts to absentee ballot influx before primary
LANSING, Michigan (AP) — Michigan is navigating uncharted waters as more absentee ballots have been cast before Tuesday's primary than in any other election in state history and clerks figure out how to process the influx and manage to safely have in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
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Michigan adapts to absentee ballot influx before primary
LANSING, Michigan (AP) — Michigan is navigating uncharted waters as more absentee ballots have been cast before Tuesday's primary than in any other election in state history and clerks figure out how to process the influx and manage to safely have in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
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Michigan lawmakers start approving plan for $2B budget gap
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers began approving a plan Wednesday to address a $2.2 billion state budget hole caused by the coronavirus pandemic, relying on a mix of federal funding, the state's cash reserves and budget cuts.
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Michigan lawmakers start approving plan for $2B budget gap
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers began approving a plan Wednesday to address a $2.2 billion state budget hole caused by the coronavirus pandemic, relying on a mix of federal funding, the state's cash reserves and budget cuts.
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Mississippi lt. gov tests positive for COVID; gov negative
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's lieutenant governor has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his spokeswoman said Tuesday, hours after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves announced that his own test for the highly contagious virus had come back negative.
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Mississippi gov self-isolates, awaiting COVID test results
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Republican governor said Monday he is isolating himself after coming into contact with a member of the state House of Representatives who tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Michigan village starts flood recovery, awaits funds
LANSING, Mich (AP) — Jenna Hulse was at work out of town as a nurse when she got a message from her brother that a dam three blocks from her house in the Michigan village of Sanford was failing.
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Michigan village not waiting for federal, state flood relief
LANSING, Mich (AP) — Jenna Hulse was at work out of town as a nurse when she got a message from her brother that a dam three blocks from her house in the Michigan village of Sanford was failing.
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90 years later, Prohibition officially ending in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi is officially ending Prohibition, almost 90 years after alcohol was legalized in the United States.
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90 years later, Prohibition officially ending in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi is officially ending Prohibition, almost 90 years after alcohol was legalized in the United States.
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Mississippi bill would give thousands a chance at parole
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Legislature has passed a bill that could grant thousands of incarcerated inmates a chance at parole.
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Mississippi sees highest-ever daily increase of COVID cases
As Mississippi saw its highest single-day increase in
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Mississippi seeks to limit liability amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Mississippi Senate is working to limit lawsuits by customers who say they were exposed to the new
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