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Report criticizes voided mental health contract in Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A legislative watchdog committee is criticizing how the Department of Mental Health handled a contract to shut down its community care unit at the Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield. The Joint […]

PEER report shows Port of Gulfport job promises unlikely to materialize for 20 years

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A legislative watchdog report warns that Mississippi’s state-owned Port of Gulfport may not meet a goal of creating 1,300 jobs from its Hurricane Katrina recovery program until 2035.

The report by the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review was released Friday after months of delays… […]