Government
Lottery scratch-off ticket sales start Dec. 1 with multi-state games expected to follow in early 2020
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Lottery Corporation seeking vendor proposals for Mega Millions and other multi-state games.
Government
New tax-free accounts allow Mississippians with disabilities to save without the risk of losing benefits
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On July 1, Mississippi began rolling out a program that allows families receiving disability benefits to set aside money in tax-free accounts called ABLE accounts for expenses and savings.
Education
Many students struggle to navigate college admissions and lack of transparency around financial aid
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Barriers faced by some student go beyond reading, writing and arithmetic. “It’s just the simple things to us that they have no idea about.”
Third-graders reading test: Kids’ reading ability linked to visual skills, sometimes more so than language skills
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Program offers offering free eye exams to uninsured children who were unable to pass the state’s third-grade reading test.