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NAACP honors Evers
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Fri,05/17/13-1:00PM , 109 Reads
JACKSON — NAACP leaders from around the country are honoring the memory of the group’s former Mississippi leader, Medgar Evers, nearly 50 years after he was assassinated outside his Jackson home.
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Budgeter: Medicaid growth hurts education
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Thu,05/16/13-5:50PM , 127 Reads
JACKSON — Funding for education is falling short because Medicaid is devouring a larger share of state money than it did a few years ago, a top Mississippi budget writer says in a letter to teachers and school administrators.
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Dems working on Medicaid proposals
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Wed,05/15/13-6:09PM , 137 Reads
JACKSON — Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature say they’re working on proposals to keep Medicaid alive and funded in the budget year that starts July 1.

They say they’re doing this in case Republican Gov. Phil Bryant calls a special session before the end of June.
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No hoopla for Battle of Jackson’s 150th
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Tue,05/14/13-5:07PM , 218 Reads
JACKSON — The Battle of Jackson was a short but important Civil War skirmish, with Union forces easily capturing Mississippi’s lightly defended capital city on their way to a victory in Vicksburg and control of the Mississippi River.
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