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This undated photo provided by Institute for Justice shows Clarence Cocroft II, who opened Tru Source Medical Cannabis in Olive Branch, Miss. (Institute for Justice via AP)

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Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,11/25/24-12:18PM , 56 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don't have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law, an appeals court says.
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves delivers his State of the State address to the state Legislature, Feb. 26, 2024, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi governor intent on income tax cut even if states receive less federal money
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Wed,11/13/24-6:02PM , 52 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov.
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This undated photo provided by the Mississippi Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Richard Gerald Jordan. (Mississippi Department of Corrections via AP)

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Mississippi asks court to set execution for man on death row since 1976
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,10/01/24-1:28PM , 91 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi attorney general on Tuesday requested an execution date for the state's longest-serving death row inmate.
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FILE-Jeff Sharp tosses flood-damaged flooring into a pile Feb. 19, 2020, as he helps his brother clean up after the Pearl River sent water into homes in Jackson, Miss. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in August 2024 is wrapping up a public comment period on its proposals for flood control measures in the Jackson area, and the agency could make final recommendations by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Periodic flooding hurts Mississippi. But could mitigation there hurt downstream in Louisiana?
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,08/02/24-3:29PM , 116 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi's capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks.
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