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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
February 26, 2020

Groups rally at the capitol in response to DHS TANF scandal and legislative measures on public health benefits

Tuesday at the Capitol ten different organizations including the Mississippi Center for Justice and Southern Poverty Law Center gathered to discuss the recent DHS scandal brought to light by the state Auditor’s office, as well as legislation from the Senate that would give the auditor access to the tax records of public benefit beneficiaries. Two…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 26, 2020

SALTER: Oliver Triplett’s death recalls his remarkable family’s epic impact on autism

By: Sid Salter How does one capture the contradictions and complexities of the life of Forest attorney Oliver Beamon Triplett, who died last week at the age of 81? Outside of Forest, most Mississippians would have known Oliver as a conservative author of tightly written letters to the editor of the Jackson or Forest newspapers.…