Health

Ebola screening measures rest on federal law

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s plans to screen certain airline passengers for exposure to Ebola are based on the Constitution and long-established legal authority that would almost certainly stand up in court […]

Education

School Choice Equals Parental Choice

By Ann Duplessis President, Louisiana Federation for Children While every parent wants to provide the best education for their children, not every parent has access to a quality school. In a perfect world every family […]

The Buzz

Flamingo dies after being stolen from Hattiesburg Zoo; theft caught on video

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — Hattiesburg police are investigating the death of a Chilean flamingo stolen from the Hattiesburg Zoo early Tuesday. Rick Taylor, executive director of the Hattiesburg Convention Commission, said the female flamingo was […]

Health

First Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has died

DALLAS (AP) — The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States died Wednesday morning in a Dallas hospital, according to a hospital spokesman. Thomas Eric Duncan was pronounced dead at 7:51 a.m. at Texas […]

Health

Health advocates decry Mississippi’s lack of Medicaid expansion

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Groups supporting low-income Mississippi residents said Tuesday that elected officials are ignoring 300,000 people and refusing billions of federal dollars by choosing not to expand Medicaid in one of the poorest […]