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Issues  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 22, 2026

Proposal filed to consolidate 6 Mississippi community colleges. See which ones are under consideration

HB 1284 would reduce the current 15 community and junior college districts down to 12 by July 2027.
Issues  |  Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press  • 
January 22, 2026

Prices ticked up in November as Americans keep spending, a key inflation measure shows

Consumer prices rose 2.8% in November from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from a 2.7% annual pace in October.