All posts tagged "Mississippi"
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Anneliese Mahoney | May 29, 2017
ICYMI: Best of the Week
Check out last week's top stories from LSM!
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Anneliese Mahoney | May 23, 2017
Mississippi Sued, Accused of Not Providing Equal Education to Black Students
This is the latest in Mississippi's longstanding issues with providing education.
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Austin Elias-De Jesus | February 1, 2017
Mississippi’s Proposed Sagging Ban is Legitimizing Respectability Politics
Mississippi lawmaker proposes cracking down on sagging. Here's why that's a bad idea.
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Emma Von Zeipel | November 22, 2016
Mississippians Confused by Weird “Make America Great Again” Billboard
No one knew what it was supposed to mean.
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Alexandra Simone | July 1, 2016
Mississippi Religious Accommodation Act Struck Down
A big win for the Mississippi Center for Justice and Campaign for Southern Equality.
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Rant Crush | June 14, 2016
RantCrush Top 5: June 14, 2016
Featuring Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Samantha Bee.
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Alexandra Simone | June 14, 2016
Mississippi Wants to Rid State Flag of Confederate Ties
It's time for a new symbol of pride.
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Julia Bryant | April 22, 2016
Mississippi Bill Aimed to Help Domestic Abuse Victims Seek Divorce Fails
Domestic abuse is not necessarily grounds for divorce in Mississippi.
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Alexandra Simone | April 12, 2016
North Carolina and Mississippi: States Face Consequences for Discriminatory Laws
They're facing financial consequences and social criticism.
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Anneliese Mahoney | March 14, 2016
Mississippi Might Start Grading Parents on Report Cards
An attempt to support some of Mississippi's struggling public schools.
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Sean Simon | February 22, 2016
You Can’t Drink and Watch Someone Twerk in Mississippi
In public that is. Home is fair game.
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Marisa Mostek | May 26, 2015
Dumbest Laws of the United States: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia & Florida
Check out the dumbest laws of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
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Anneliese Mahoney | October 10, 2014
Weird Arrests of the Week
With the long weekend coming up, you'll have some extra time to laugh about the weird, stupid, and...
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Matt DeWilde | June 25, 2014
Sore Loser: McDaniel Challenges Weird Mississippi Primary Laws
Last night, in one of the most heated runoff elections in recent memory, Senator Thad Cochran narrowly defeated...
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Molly Hogan | April 11, 2014
Fetal Harm: A New Kind of Crime?
For 7 years, Rennie Gibbs was charged with the murder of her stillborn child. But last week, a...