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Larrison Campbell is a Greenville native who reports on politics with an emphasis on public health. She received a bachelor’s from Wesleyan University and a master’s from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.Larrison is a 2018 National Press Foundation fellow in public health, a 2019 Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts fellow in health care reporting and a 2019 Center for Health Journalism National Fellow.
A judge wrote for the majority that banning abortion at 15 weeks violates the Supreme Court precedent, which has consistently ruled that a woman’s right to choose takes priority until the point of fetal viability, usually 23 weeks
Although recent changes have chipped away at many of the ACA tenets and left some consumers confused about just what remains, Mississippi enrollments through the federal exchange are poised to top last year’s numbers. The enrollment period runs through Dec. 15
Jess Dickinson resigns after two years leading Child Protection Services, which has struggled to meet the requirements of the Olivia Y settlement.
The Republican and Democratic nominees for governor debated twice in less than week. In what are likely to be the only debates before the November election, the candidates covered topics related to jobs and the economy, health care and education. But how truthful were they?
As we near flu season, majority of Mississippians of all ages don’t get flu shots. Mississippi ranks 46th in influenza vaccinations.
For years, Mississippians waiting on a forensic mental health evaluation have languished in local jails, causing law enforcement officials resources they didn’t have while also raising constitutional questions.
After years of failing to modernize its mental health system, the state is ordered to appoint a “special master,” to help comply with federal law and expand community-based services
Lynn Fitch and Andy Taggart – in their own words.
In her memoir, Tena Clarke, a Waynesboro native who came of age during the Civil Rights era confronts the troubles of the world and her own family
La presidenta de MAE: “Que un evento tan horroroso ocurra en el primer día quiere decir que todos los afectados—estudiantes, educadores, administradores, comunidades enteras—siempre asociarán el primer día de escuela con miedo e inseguridad.”
MAE president: “To have such a horrific event occur on the first day means that everyone affected—students, educators, families, administrators, entire communities—will forever associate the first day of school with fear and uncertainty.”
Oficiales de Inmigración ignoraron a su propia policía por no contactar Servicios de Proteción de Niños antes de detener casi 700 personas.
Immigration officials ignored their own policy by not contacting Child Protection Services before detaining nearly 700 people
The tenor of the campaign is expected to shift in the next three weeks
The businessman from Madison was the top self-funder of this year’s candidates, and will challenge Democrat Addie Lee Green in November