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State flag in little danger of changing soon
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,01/31/17-1:00PM , 137 Reads
JACKSON — The Confederate battle emblem still waves on the Mississippi flag and appears in little danger of being erased anytime soon.
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Election reform bills advance
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Tue,01/24/17-5:28PM , 131 Reads
JACKSON — Proposals to expand access to early voting and to create online registration for first-time voters are advancing at the Mississippi Capitol.

So is a plan that could eventually simplify the process of restoring voting rights for people who served time for nonviolent felonies.
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Capitol full of freebies
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,01/23/17-4:50PM , 172 Reads
JACKSON — The Mississippi Capitol is not the real world, and that can be easy to forget during a legislative session.

Unless there’s an alternate universe neatly hidden from most people, the real world doesn’t have the plethora of freebies that are readily available at the statehouse.
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Bryant: Time to consider state lottery
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Wed,01/18/17-5:02PM , 133 Reads
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant told lawmakers in his State of the State speech Tuesday night that it might be time for Mississippi to create a lottery as a way to generate revenue without raising taxes.

His proposal was met with only a smattering of applause.
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