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Flood-control infrastructure beside a Mississippi waterway after rainfall.

Policy

Mississippi Included in $44 Million FEMA Resilience Package

Mississippi is among eight Southeastern states sharing more than $44 million in FEMA resilience support. The regional notice emphasizes flood and earthquake preparedness but does not disclose Mississippi’s exact award.

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Breaking News

Mississippi Grand Jury Declines Charges in Nolan Wells Death

Sep 23, 2026

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Politics

Mississippi Opens Absentee Voting Under New Ballot Process

Sep 22, 2026

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Business

Mississippi Payrolls Hit Record as Jobless Rate Falls

Sep 22, 2026

Supreme Court Overturns Roe and Casey, Ending Federal Constitutional Right to Abortion After Nearly 50 Years

Jun 25, 2022

Supreme Court Questions Roe’s Viability Rule as Mississippi Abortion Case Tests Nearly 50 Years of Precedent

Dec 4, 2021

Supreme Court Leaves Texas Six-Week Abortion Ban in Effect 5-4 as Private-Enforcement Design Complicates Constitutional Challenge

Sep 4, 2021

Supreme Court Takes Up Mississippi’s 15-Week Abortion Ban, Putting the Viability Rule at the Center of a National Fight

May 22, 2021

Louisiana Flood Kills 13, Damages 40,000 Homes and Drives 86,500 to Seek Aid

Aug 20, 2016

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