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Sen. Angela Turner Ford, D-West Point, left, listens to Sen. Nicole Boyd, R-Oxford, discuss legislation, in the Senate Chamber, Monday, March 28, 2022, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi could become final state with equal pay law
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Wed,03/30/22-3:21PM , 297 Reads
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Sen. Melanie Sojourner, R-Natchez, looks at a speaker during debate on legislative redistricting at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi House, Senate pass separate redistricting plans
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Tue,03/29/22-1:18PM , 312 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, center, confers with House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, right, and House Speaker Pro Tempore Jason White, R-West, during a break, in chamber, Monday, March 28, 2022, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi works to set budget after missing deadline
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,03/28/22-3:31PM , 383 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators worked on budget proposals Monday after missing deadlines because of a long dispute over a tax cut plan.
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Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, left, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Briggs Hopson, R-Vicksburg, center, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Josh Harkins, R-Flowood, confer following a committee meeting Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi lawmakers pass largest-ever state income tax cut
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sun,03/27/22-5:10PM , 407 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the nation with perpetually underfunded schools and struggling rural hospitals, had its largest-ever tax cut passed by lawmakers Sunday.
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