Search Mississippi criminal justice bills as they move through the Legislature
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State House honors officer killed in line of duty in Pike County
The Mississippi House of Representatives honored the life and service of a local police officer killed in the line of duty. The State House convened Monday afternoon at the Mississippi Capitol. They ...
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Legal costs for public defender's office probe topped $20,000
LOCKPORT — Niagara County paid more than $20,000 to the law firm overseeing an internal review that led to replace the two top attorneys in the public defender’s office. Copies of expense ...
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Harrison County sheriff provides update on human remains discovery
The dig occurred after a warrant was obtained to search the property in the Owings area near Shinnston after receiving a tip from the public, Matheny said. “Detectives from the Harrison County ...
Daily Journal16d
Public health report card highlights high preventable death rates in Mississippi
Mississippi earned low marks for preventable ... opioid overdose deaths and school-aged vaccination rates on its public health report card for 2024. The state has moved to being ranked 49th ...
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Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi partners with Jackson Public Schools
(WJTV) – A new partnership between the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi and Jackson Public Schools is aiming ... Tobacco Free Coalition of Hinds County is encouraging parents to ...
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Where have all the public defenders gone?
A group protested Elon Musk’s government-cutting efforts outside the state’s only Tesla showroom in South Burlington Thursday. There’s not enough space in Franklin and Grand Isle’s ...
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WA counties want big money to address public defender crisis
Yet county officials say the lower caps are bound to exacerbate their problems in the short term by reducing the number of cases each public defender can take. The counties will need to spend more ...
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Bobby Harrison: How Jim Barksdale’s $100 million gift 25 years ago changed the course of Mississippi public education
The $100 million gift not only provided tangible benefits to Mississippi’s schools and children, but it provided a critical symbolic boost to public education ... and Jackson County on the ...
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Harrison: How Jim Barksdale’s $100 million gift 25 years ago changed the course of Mississippi public education
Below is a political analysis by Bobby Harrison ... in northeast Mississippi and Jackson County on the Gulf Coast. To say in the year 2000 that there were still Mississippians not enamored with a ...
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Steelers Great James Harrison Knows He Could Be An Issue For Today's NFL: 'I Would Injure A Lot More People'
The NFL has gotten very trigger happy when it comes to giving out fines to defenders, and even ball carriers, by some of the hits they deliver. Harrison was fined a lot throughout his career ...
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Supervisors Look to Boost Support for Underfunded Public Defender’s Office
He didn’t because of the swift actions taken by attorneys at the Loudoun County Public Defender’s Office. This case is merely one of many like it handled by Public Defender Lorie O’Donnell’s team on a ...