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Tate Reeves · RidgelandThe Mississippi Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed Bill Cork as Gov. Tate Reeves’ pick for a permanent chief economic development officer, despite a background report provided to senators that he “created a toxic workplace” and had faced complaints including sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. In a hearing before his Senate confirmation, Cork said he did nothing wrong, has a winning economic development record, has …See the Story
Senate confirms Gov. Tate Reeves' economic development chief despite report of toxic workplace, claims of harassment
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Ridgeland, Mississippi · RidgelandMore than a decade ago, Celia Sims sat in a room with parents whose precious children had died while at day care. Most had been neglected by their caregivers. Some died from injuries, others in their sleep. Most of the children attended licensed facilities, and at the time, their parents believed that licensing meant providers were safe, that unqualified workers were screened out. But they weren’t. In the early 2010s, there was no federal requ…See the Story
States are required to background check child care workers. Many are falling short.
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Ridgeland, Mississippi · RidgelandApril 24, 1960 Credit: Courtesy of University of Mississippi Press A mob attacked about 125 protesters, including Dr. Gilbert Mason, with bricks, chains, baseball bats, cue sticks and pipes after they walked onto “whites-only” Biloxi Beach. Police arrested the protesters, instead of those acting violently. By the time dawn broke, more than 20 Black Mississippians had been injured. “Tetanus shots had to be administered, gashes were sewn, and e…See the Story
On this day in 1960
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Republican Party · RidgelandHouse Republican leaders offered a compromise Medicaid expansion plan to Senate leaders in a much-anticipated conference committee meeting on Tuesday. Earlier this session, House leaders passed a full Medicaid expansion plan that would draw down roughly $1 billion a year in federal money, plus another $650 million over the first two years, and provide health insurance coverage to more than 200,000 Mississippians. A month later, however, the Sena…See the Story
Quotes: Republicans debating Medicaid expansion share thoughts on key meeting day
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Tech Company · RidgelandRicky Junco was working a low-wage, e-commerce job at Goodwill and volunteering to teach Microsoft Word to kids at a youth detention center in 2018 when he met Vince Jordan, founder of a local tech startup. Junco had been looking for ways to strengthen his skills to secure better employment. And Jordan had the solution: a virtual reality programming academy offered by his company, Lobaki. Junco said he was reluctant at first, doubting he’d be ab…See the Story
‘A little bit of blood’: Mississippi tech company settles welfare scandal suit
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Madison, Mississippi · MadisonMadison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced today that Willard Geven Knight, 33, was sentenced to serve a total of 50 years for multiple counts of child exploitation, which must be served without the possibility of parole. In January 2023, deputies from the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department began working an undercover operation to identify an individual using social networks to receive, traffic, share, and distribute…See the Story