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Mississippi governor proclaims April both Confederate Heritage Month and Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month, sparking backlash
Gov. Tate Reeves defended himself by saying he was carrying out a tradition set by his predecessors.
Hannah Getahun
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Mississippi governor twice refused to rule out banning contraception if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Gov. Tate Reeves twice dodged questions about banning contraception if Roe v. Wade was overturned i…
Bill Bostock
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Mississippi's governor says people in the state are less scared of COVID-19 because they 'believe in eternal life'
Hospitals in Mississippi are at crisis levels amid a new surge in COVID-19 patients. Gov. Tate Reev…
Tom Porter
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Mississippi's Governor was tricked into congratulating 'Harry Azcrac' during an online graduation ceremony
Reeves seemed to take the prank in stride, joking that he'd congratulate "Ben Dover" in the next vi…
Margot Harris
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If Mississippi were a country, it'd have reported the world's 2nd-most COVID-19 deaths per capita, but Gov. Tate Reeves won't say how he plans to fix it
Roughly one out of every 320 Mississippians is known to have died from COVID-19, the highest rate i…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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A Mississippi 8th-grader - who'd only been in school for just over a week - died of COVID-19 hours after testing positive
The school she attended didn't require masks for the first few days - until cases began cropping up…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says it's 'a great day to not be in Jackson,' where residents went without clean running water for weeks
The city's more than 150,000 residents lost access to clean running water after severe flooding dam…
Sarah Jackson
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Mississippi gov. says Biden's vaccine mandate is an 'attack' on 'hard-working Americans' while the state has the highest per-capita death rate
"I'm saying to you, your way's not working," CNN's Jake Tapper said to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves…
Connor Perrett
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Video shows how a catastrophic tornado nearly wiped out the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, leaving 23 dead across 3 states: ‘The loss will be felt in these towns forever’
At least 23 people were confirmed dead Saturday morning after a tornado ripped through Mississippi.…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Mississippi elects a governor today, follow along for live results and vote counts in this surprisingly competitive race
Despite being traditionally safe GOP territory, the state has merited visits from Vice President Mi…
Walt Hickey
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Mississippi governor signs bill to remove Confederate imagery from the state flag
Mississippi was the last US state to feature Confederate imagery in its flag, and its removal follo…
Rosie Perper
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Mississippi governor says his goal 'has never been to get rid of the virus' in defense of his decision to end COVID-19 mask mandate
Several states last week announced plans to end mask mandates despite warnings from experts that su…
Connor Perrett
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Mississippi quarantines more than 2,000 students and 500 teachers as hundreds tested positive for coronavirus, but the governor says, 'It doesn't mean they caught it there'
Saying he is "very interested in college football happening," Gov. Tate Reeves told Mississippi res…
Rhea Mahbubani
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26 Mississippi state legislators tested positive for coronavirus and many have not been wearing masks
"If you have been in contact with anyone in the Legislature....you need to get tested," Gov. Tate R…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Mississippi governor declares a state of emergency as Jackson loses safe drinking water 'for an unknown period of time'
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Jackson's main water system is "on the brink of collapsing" as Missi…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Mississippi's GOP governor overrode local coronavirus measures, reopening some restaurants and classifying businesses like gun stores as 'essential'
It said: "Any order, rule, regulation or action by any governing body, agency or political subdivis…
Mia Jankowicz
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Mississippi's governor says he'll sign a bill to remove the Confederate emblem from the state flag
Mississippi lawmakers are moving forward with a bill to remove the Confederate emblem from the stat…
Michelle Mark
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Mississippi's sole Tesla store plays by different rules than traditional car dealers in the state. A new state law is changing that
Tesla skirted regulations facing traditional carmakers by classifying itself as a "store" not a "de…
Aidan Pollard
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A wave of 'dark' stores could open across the US as governments lift restrictions on nonessential businesses
"Dark" stores aren't open to the public. They provide products only through drive thrus, curbside p…
Hayley Peterson
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Mississippi's governor backtracked on ending the state's lockdown after the state saw its biggest increase in coronavirus deaths and cases
Mississippi reported 397 new cases of coronavirus and 20 new deaths Friday, both of which were the …