Hosemann recognizes schools with high attendance rates
Mississippi’s chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 24.4 percent.
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Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day
While most consider the day as Columbus Day, there’s been a push in recent years to declare the day Indigenous Peoples’ Day, recognizing contributions of Native Americans.
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Reeves approves law enforcement assets to North Carolina for Helene response
Fourteen missions have been deployed to five states affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
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Watson: The growing threat of AI deepfakes
If a group of AI-informed participants had trouble distinguishing fakes, how easily could these deceptions skew the information creeping into the feeds of Mississippi voters?
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McRae: Mississippi: A model for the nation
This October, Fitch Ratings (one of the world’s largest credit rating agencies) affirmed Mississippi’s strong AA credit rating.
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State deploys assets in response to Helene and Milton
These packages are selected by the requesting states based on their current needs.
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Guardsmen to Florida, Reeves names new Medicaid director
Twenty-two members of the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 185th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, headquartered in Jackson deployed to Tallahassee International Airport.
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Make sure smoke alarms are working
According to NFPA, smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half (54 percent).
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One-time lottery non-winners magically become winners
The Second Chance promotional drawing included 10 eligible scratch-off games.
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Drug Court graduates 32 in ceremony
Most Drug Court participants combine judicial supervision and substance abuse treatment.
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