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Mississippi Legislature starts process to restore ballot initiative

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3 years ago

February 8, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-02-08 17:08:25

The proposed process would allow residents to change state law instead of directly amending the Mississippi Constitution.

The Mississippi House of Representatives voted mostly on party lines Tuesday to partially restore the state’s ballot initiative process.

The state supreme court nullified the old process in May 2021 when it struck down the medical marijuana initiative. That process allowed everyday Mississippians to petition to place initiatives on the ballot, giving the public a chance to directly…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.