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January 25, 2015

Childhood immunizations up for debate in Legislature

Should childhood immunizations be required to attend Mississippi schools? Bill to broaden exemptions debated JACKSON, Mississippi — Mississippi has some of the worst rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease in the U.S., but public health officials brag that it ranks best in the nation for childhood immunization. Physicians are lobbying against a bill that…
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January 25, 2015

Chris McDaniel “must have an invisibility cloak,” not a force to be reckoned with in Legislature

Miss. Legislature: Top session issues (Jan. 24) 3. Chris McDaniel and the McGOP: Speaking of transparency, state Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, must have an invisibility cloak. Despite being noticeably absent from Senate proceedings most of the first three weeks of session, online articles have countered that he’s been hard at work in the Senate each…