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Child care centers may finally receive up to over $400,000 in pandemic relief grants
The grant program is sure to provide breathing room to often understaffed, cash-strapped Mississippi child care centers.
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Last updated: December 3, 2021
47% of total population fully vaccinated
296
new cases and 515,504 total cases in Mississippi. 90% not vaccinated, 10% fully vaccinated.
7
new deaths reported and 10,296 total deaths in Mississippi. 75% not vaccinated, 25% fully vaccinated.
81%
of hospitalizations not vaccinated, 19% fully vaccinated.
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Gov. Tate Reeves says individual choice for vaccines OK, but not for abortion
Some have equated recent rhetoric over vaccination mandates with debate on the legality of abortion — a focus of Gov. Tate Reeves’ Sunday interview.
Podcast: MDOT Director Brad White talks federal infrastructure package billions
Mississippi Department of Transportation Director Brad White joins Mississippi Today’s “The Other Side” podcast to discuss the $3.3 billion earmarked for Mississippi highway work in the recently passed federal infrastructure bill.
Legislature could try to address felony voting ban for first time since 2008
Voting rights for those convicted of felonies in more than 40 states are restored automatically after their sentence is completed. Not Mississippi.
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