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Behind First Lady Reeves’ “Fred the Turtle” is a little-known religious welfare initiative slowly receiving public funding
Mississippi’s First Lady Elee Reeves has received much media coverage lately for her children’s book, Fred the Turtle. Behind the scenes, a new nonprofit is using public and private grant funds to print copies of the book.
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Black voter strength diluted in Mississippi Supreme Court districts, federal lawsuit claims
Multiple groups have filed a federal lawsuit claiming Mississippi’s three Supreme Court districts dilute Black voter strength.
Mississippi selected for new program connecting rural communities with federal resources
Mississippi was selected as one of five states for the pilot program of the Rural Partners Network, with an initial emphasis on Delta communities.
Starbucks employees and others trying to unionize in Mississippi face decades-old hardships
Across the country, more than 100 Starbucks are petitioning to unionize. Oxford employees wonder, “Why not Mississippi?”
Mississippi Legislature passes equal pay bill. Advocates say it’s terrible
Some equal pay advocates say the measure Mississippi lawmakers just passed is worse than not having a law and they’ll urge the governor to veto it.
Gov. Reeves advised to remove DHS child support requirement
Low-income single moms in Mississippi must sue their child’s father for child support before applying for child care assistance.
Lawmakers working to fix unconstitutional eviction law by reinstating grace period
U.S. District Judge Michael Mills ruled the law unconstitutional in November after a landlord in north Mississippi used it to justify taking everything Samantha Conner, a low-income single mom, owned.
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