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Protestors · MississippiThe University of Mississippi opened a conduct investigation Saturday into at least one student after a video went viral showing a group of students harassing a pro-Palestine protester on the campus last week.
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Ole Miss opens conduct investigation after counterprotesters taunted Black woman
43% Left coverage: 21 sources
College Students · MississippiPro-Palestine demonstrations at the University of Mississippi were overtaken with counter protesters Thursday, resulting in a viral clip of white students taunting a Black student. The video was shared online and applauded by a Republican lawmaker.See the Story
GOP rep applauds Ole Miss counter protesters who taunted Black woman
66% Center coverage: 69 sources
Transgender · MississippiMississippi’s Republican-led Legislature completed a last-ditch effort Thursday to revive a bill to regulate transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings.See the Story
Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
61% Center coverage: 18 sources
Politics · MississippiMedicaid expansion efforts fizzled and died Thursday in Republican-led Mississippi because top lawmakers could not agree on a final proposal to send to the House and Senate.See the Story
Medicaid expansion effort collapses in Republican-led Mississippi Legislature
50% Center coverage: 12 sources
Politics · ColumbusThe Mississippi Legislature got it half-right when it passed legislation earlier this year to insulate county election commissioners from partisan politics. For the public to have full faith in election results, it needs to feel that those who are counting the ballots are impartial. If an election commissioner personally identifies with any political party, it creates a perception that the election commissioner may lean toward helping candidates…See the Story
Mississippi Editors: Unconstitutional bill earns veto
Crime · MississippiThe body of a Mississippi man who was found dead after vanishing under mysterious circumstances will not be released to family members until law enforcement agencies finish investigating the case, a state judge said Tuesday.See the Story
The body of a Mississippi man will remain in state hands as police investigate his death, judge says
65% Center coverage: 17 sources
North American Politics · MississippiMississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more people, but it includes a work requirement that might not win federal approval.See the Story
Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement
50% Center coverage: 12 sources