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April 24, 2017

Gov. Bryant signs bill exempting disabled veterans from hunting, fishing license fees

New law exempts disabled veterans from hunting, fishing fee More military veterans will soon be able to hunt or fish for free at certain events in Mississippi. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2271 on April 13, and it becomes law July 1. It says no license will be required for hunting or fishing…
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April 24, 2017

Protests planned today opposing Confederate Memorial Day

Confederate Memorial Day draws backlash Monday, April 24 is the state-sanctioned and taxpayer-funded holiday, Confederate Memorial Day. Some Mississippians are not happy about it.  “I believe that we shouldn’t be memorializing, be commemorating, such a dark part of our history where we had slaves and we treated black people as third class citizens,” said Melissa Medina…