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2019 Legislative Session

‘Lives are at stake’: Judge to rule soon on Mississippi’s controversial six-week abortion ban

by Kayleigh Skinner May 21, 2019January 11, 2021

Mississippi is one of several states this year to curtail access to abortion, which could set up a challenge to Roe V. Wade

Local districts won’t pay for state’s mistake that left some teachers out of pay raise

by Kayleigh Skinner May 9, 2019December 19, 2019

State education chief blames teacher pay snafu on computer system ‘held together by band aids’

by Kayleigh Skinner May 1, 2019March 2, 2021

2019 Legislative Session

Teacher pay: Candidates weigh in on botched pay raise but no consensus emerges on possible $15 million shortfall

by Kayleigh Skinner and Bobby Harrison April 29, 2019March 2, 2021

Gerrymandering lawsuit over Senate District 22 headed back to court as governor challenges order to redraw map

by Bobby Harrison April 23, 2019January 11, 2021

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County officials’ pay hike trimmed after outcry over amount given to teachers, state employees

by Bobby Harrison April 17, 2019April 29, 2019

2019 Legislative Session

Legislators give up effort to block funds sneaked in budget for private school program

by Bobby Harrison April 16, 2019April 26, 2019

2019 Legislative Session

Voting rights restoration for 16 former felons clears Legislature after two lawmakers push to find common ground

by Bobby Harrison April 15, 2019April 19, 2019

Voucher funding mislabeled as non-existent ‘savings’ program; AG asked to weigh in

by Bobby Harrison April 4, 2019April 8, 2019

Marshall Ramsey: Legislative Recap

by Marshall Ramsey April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

2019 Legislative Session

With teacher shortage at all-time high, Legislature passes no bills to address issue plaguing districts

by Kelsey Davis Betz, Aallyah Wright and Kayleigh Skinner April 2, 2019April 3, 2019

2019 Legislative Session

Despite opposition, Legislature wraps up session by approving $2 million in voucher funding

by Kayleigh Skinner, Larrison Campbell and Bobby Harrison March 29, 2019April 1, 2019

Election year budget will see a $190 million jump in funding after years of cuts or little growth

by Bobby Harrison March 29, 2019March 31, 2019

‘Who would have thought?’: Senate leaders slip funding for private school scholarships into unrelated spending bill

by Bobby Harrison and Kayleigh Skinner March 28, 2019April 8, 2019