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Task force: Ban no-bid contracts in prison system
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Tue,12/30/14-5:41PM , 207 Reads
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Corrections should eliminate as many of its no-bid contracts as possible and start a competitive process to see if it can get better deals, says a group that’s reviewing the prison system after a former corrections commissioner was indicted on corruption charges.
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Love-hate with feds
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,12/15/14-4:41PM , 180 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi has a love-hate relationship with federal spending.

Politicians are eager to announce when federal funds flow to the state for a variety of projects, from a few thousand dollars for a local food bank to a few million for a shipbuilding contract.
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No gay marriage in Miss. during appeal
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Fri,12/05/14-1:00PM , 172 Reads
JACKSON — Same-sex marriages won’t be allowed in Mississippi while the state defends its gay-marriage ban, a federal appeals court said Thursday.
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Watch for ed funding alternative
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,12/01/14-4:20PM , 213 Reads
JACKSON — Next November, voters will decide whether to amend the Mississippi Constitution to require the state to pay for “an adequate and efficient system of free public schools.”
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