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Mississippi - This week, a growing coalition of Mississippi doctors, nurses, patients, small business owners, non-profit organizations, health advocates, and hospitals launched a statewide campaign to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot.
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The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas today calling for the closure of 39 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, including the Adams County Detention Center in Mississippi.
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Jackson, Miss. - A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.
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JACKSON, Miss. – International Transgender Day of Visibility is March 31, 2021.
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JACKSON, Miss. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi today launched Unalienable, a statewide campaign that will serve as the organization’s advocacy roadmap to address the harms that arise as a result of the entanglement between local law enforcement and federal
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today Governor Reeves signed into law Senate Bill 2536, blocking transgender girls from playing sports.