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Opinion  |  Editor  • 
August 9, 2021

Mask efficacy like masking guidance is uneven at best

As the debate rages on about handling COVID from a public health perspective, and Delta-related infections have grown substantially in recent weeks, there is now a full-on effort from public health officials to push masking, particularly in educational settings as a means to slow the spread. So we’re left with a couple of major questions…
Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
August 9, 2021

MS Ethics Commission hits City of Jackson with largest fine ever for failing to provide public records

Ethics complaint was brought by WLBT. On Friday, the Mississippi Ethics Commission issued its largest fine in state history to the City of Jackson. The Ethics Commission is requiring the City of Jackson to pay $170,397.50 to reimburse the legal expenses for WLBT’s parent company Gray Television. It is also mandating that Jackson Mayor Chokwe…