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House incumbents Bennie Thompson, Gregg Harper cruise to easy wins

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi congressmen Bennie Thompson and Gregg Harper cruised to victory Tuesday evening in their party primaries. Thompson, a Democrat from Bolton, won his party’s nomination in the 2nd District. Harper, from […]

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EPA goal for Mississippi is to cut carbon by 38 percent by 2030

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The federal government is proposing that Mississippi’s carbon dioxide emissions from power plants be 38 percent lower by year 2030 compared to 2005. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced specific targets […]

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Mississippi reports second case of West Nile virus of the year

Second West Nile virus case in Mississippi  JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting the state’s second human case of West Nile virus for 2014. The new reported case is […]

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Mississippi to use its voter ID law in Tuesday primaries

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi on Tuesday will use its new voter ID law for the first time, culminating a long political fight in a state with a troubled past of voting-rights suppression. People will […]