Here’s the proof against Carolyn Bryant Donham in the Emmett Till case. Is it enough to convict her?
The secret memoir by the 88-year-old white woman at the center of the Emmett Till case contains new proof she is lying about the night he was killed, said the retired FBI agent who investigated the 1955 murder.
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Mississippi police chief linked to racist recording
In a recording obtained by MCIR, a Mississippi law enforcement officer can be heard bragging about killing 13 people in the line of duty, saying, “I shot that n----- 119 times, OK?”
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Mississippi After Roe: Poorer Than Ever
Mississippi is already the poorest state in the nation, with many women living in rural health care deserts, as well as the highest rates of teenage pregnancy and infant and maternal mortality of any state.
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Gov. Phil Bryant directed $1.1 million welfare payment to Brett Favre, defendant says
Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant instructed his wife’s friend — whose nonprofit was receiving millions in subgrants from the welfare department he oversaw — to pay NFL legend Brett Favre $1.1 million, according to a new court filing.
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Report ranks Mississippi last in the nation for health system performance during pandemic
A new report from The Commonwealth Fund ranked Mississippi last in the nation for health system performance.
Boil and conserve: Treatment issues and hot weather put strain on Jackson water
A combination of an ammonia leak and improper water treatment has forced all of Jackson’s water customers to boil their water for nearly two weeks straight now.
Mississippi officials did what South Dakota leaders couldn’t — block Medicaid expansion
The South Dakota Republican leadership, like many of their counterparts in Mississippi, oppose accepting federal funds to provide health insurance for primarily the working poor.
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States Extend Medicaid for New Mothers — Even as They Reject Broader Expansion
Until last year, Georgia’s Medicaid coverage for new moms with low incomes lasted 60 days.
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