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Mississippi lawmakers discuss school choice bill
WJTV - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi lawmakers are deciding whether to draft a school choice bill. Members of the House gathered at the State Capitol on August 25, 2025. Those in the gallery listed to the House Select Committee on Education Freedom...
Mississippi’s Broken Age Verification Law Forces Bluesky To Block All State Users
Techdirt
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August 25, 2025
from the the-fracturing-of-the-internet-through-bad-laws dept Full disclosure: I am on the Bluesky board. Bluesky made a major statement last week when it announced that it would be geoblocking Mississippi IP addresses from accessing its...
Mississippi Declares Public Health Emergency as Infant Mortality Hits Highest Level in Over a Decade
[your]NEWS
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August 25, 2025
The state’s rate climbed to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, far above the national average. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Mississippi officials declared a public health emergency after newly released figures showed the state’s infant...
25 Things I Still Have to Do in Mississippi in 2025
Only In Your State
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Mississippi has already been unforgettable in 2025, packed with incredible adventures, gorgeous views, and some of the best Southern food around. From the hills of the north to the lively Gulf Coast, there’s a little something for everyone here,...
Seventy years later, America has yet to reckon with Emmett Till’s murder
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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On Aug. 28, 1955, a Black teenager from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi was kidnapped from his uncle’s home by two white men who beat, tortured, and shot him dead. Three days later, the boy’s mutilated body was found floating in the...
HHS Order States to Remove Gender Ideology Content From Sex Education
Healthcare Innovation
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August 26, 2025
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced on August 26 in a press release that it has demanded that 46 states and territories remove all references to gender...
Federal health agency orders states to strip references to gender identity from sex ed
SC Daily Gazette - South Carolina
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education materials any references to a person’s gender departing from their sex assigned at birth, or lose federal funding. The U.S....
Federal court orders Mississippi Supreme Court District lines be redrawn
Insight News - Minnesota
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August 26, 2025
A federal court last week ruled that Mississippi’s Supreme Court district lines must be redrawn to ensure Black voters have an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Mississippi, Southern...
Mississippi Declares Public Health Emergency Over Infant Deaths
Voices News - Connecticut
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Key Takeaways Mississippi’s infant death rate hit 9.7 deaths per 1,000 births in 2024 Nearly half of Mississippi counties lack maternity care Experts say Medicaid plays a critical role in maternal and infant care MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 (HealthDay...
Glenn Schwartz was set to be a great guitar hero – but then he was lost to a horrific religious cult
Louder
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August 27, 2025
Glenn Schwartz stands before 80,000 people and he knows what’s coming next. It’s Saturday December 28, 1968, and the first day of the Miami Pop Festival is in full swing. The ads promise three days of “Beautiful Music”, and for the next 72 hours...
Federal agency orders states to strip gender from sex ed
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education materials any references to a person’s gender departing from their sex assigned at birth,...
Health Department threatens to pull states' sex ed funding for including 'gender ideology' in programs
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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August 26, 2025
The Trump administration has escalated its efforts to ban sex ed programs from teaching youth about being transgender, threatening to pull a total of more than $81 million in funding from 40 states and six territories unless they remove “all...
Mitchell W. Maddox of Magee, Mississippi
Magee News - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. Mitchell W. Maddox, Sr. was born on Tuesday, February 21, 1939, to H.B. and Vida...
NC ranks No. 6 on list of most religious states
Carolina Journal
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August 26, 2025
North Carolina ranks among the nation’s most religious states, according to a new analysis that measures faith activity, religious education, and the presence of religion-affiliated organizations. The study, published by SmileHub, compared all 50...
Trump administration threatens to pull federal funds over inclusion of gender identity in sex ed
Chalkbeat
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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding from 40 states for a sex education program aimed at vulnerable teens unless...
Bobby Samuel McNair, 95 of Magee, Mississippi
Magee News - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
Bobby Samuel McNair, 95 of Magee, MS passed away Sunday, August 24, 2025 at the Magee General Hospital in Magee, Mississippi. He was born Wednesday, June 18, 1930 in Magee, Mississippi. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2025 from...
Phyllis Marie Benefield Whitlock, 69, of Taylorsville Mississippi
Magee News - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. Phyllis Marie Benefield Whitlock, 69, of Taylorsville Mississippi, passed away at her...
HHS orders CT, other states to remove gender from sex education
The Connecticut Mirror
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August 26, 2025
CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education...
Rufus Edward Shows, 76, of Mendenhall, Mississippi
Magee News - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
Rufus Edward Shows, 76, of Mendenhall, MS, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, August 23, at his home surrounded by family. Rufus was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He retired from UPS after 35 years of driving an 18-wheeler,...
Trump’s health department orders states to strip gender from sex ed
Louisiana Illuminator
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education materials any references to a person’s gender departing from their sex assigned at birth, or lose federal funding. The U.S....