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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
February 2, 2022

SALTER: Legislature deals with medical marijuana, but state’s initiative process remains dormant

Submitted by Sid Salter Lawmakers would be well-served to fix the process sooner than later. Mississippi lawmakers rather quickly and decisively agreed on a medical marijuana program that didn’t earn universal agreement, but it did take the Legislature out of the unenviable position of not being responsive to the wishes of some 74 percent of…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
February 1, 2022

Bomb threats made against historically black colleges and universities

Bomb threats on HBCU’s across the nation on the first day of Black History Month. On Tuesday, bomb threats were made against five Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Mississippi. Jackson State Univerisity, Alcorn State University, Tougaloo College, Mississippi Valley State University, and Rust College reported threats on social media to alert students, faculty and…