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State capital: Jackson Entered Union: Dec. 10, 1817 Population: 2,902,966 (2004 estimate) Area 46,907 sq mi. (121,489 sq km) Governor: Haley Barbour (Republican) U.S. Representatives: 4 State nickname: Magnolia State |
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Mississippi NewsMississippi needs a comprehensive smoke-free law<p>The American Cancer Society today is celebrating the 33rd observance of the Great American Smokeout.</p> Report: Miss. takes bottom spot in competitiveness<p>When it comes to attracting and retaining businesses that contribute to economic growth, Mississippi is last in the nation, a new report says.</p> Barbour calls for prudent budget<p>Gov. Haley Barbour, who has blocked efforts to increase tobacco taxes over the past few years, now proposes paying for part of the Mississippi budget next year with a two-tiered increase in the cigarette tax - ...</p> APSU appoints new provost<p>Austin Peay State University has announced the new provost and vice president of academic and student affairs.</p> Teen Drivers: Car accidents cut hundreds of lives short<p>Sean Thompson won't be going to his senior prom. He won't graduate with his Madison Central High classmates in May.</p> Anti-smoking group: Mississippi spends about a fourth what it should to oppose teenage smoking<p>Mississippi - the first in the nation to sue the tobacco industry in the 1990s - spends about a fourth of what it should on tobacco prevention efforts, a Washington-based advocacy group said.</p> Barbour Releases Budget Proposal<p>Gov. Haley Barbour has proposed a two-tiered cigarette tax increase in a budget he describes as prudent, conservative and balanced.</p> Mississippi Reports Additional Human West Nile Virus Case<p>Today the Mississippi State Department of Health reports one new human case of West Nile virus for 2008, bringing the statea s total number of WNV cases to 101 with four deaths.</p> Insurance costs keep Miss. Habitat houses locked<p>In four states along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, Habitat for Humanity came with a mission to build hundreds of homes during a spring blitz so people pushed into poverty after Katrina would have the chance ...</p> Musgrove lost to Barbour machine twice<p>Democrat Ronnie Musgrove has run for two different statewide offices during the past five years, but he essentially lost the same campaign twice.</p> Barbour Releases His Budget To Lawmakers First<p>Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is releasing his budget recommendations to lawmakers before announcing them to the general public.</p> Around South Mississippi<p>The Mental Health Volunteers of Jackson and George counties are sponsoring their annual Christmas gift program for the patients at the two state mental hospitals.</p> Soy rust didn't hurt Mississippi<p>Mississippi soybean growers wrapped up another year's battle with soybean rust without yield losses to the disease, even though it was found in 79 of the state's 82 counties.</p> Elections give Mississippi Republicans reasons to gloat<p>By Bobby Harrison Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON - Mississippi Republicans clearly are not as glum as their counterparts nationwide.</p> Around South Mississippi<p>The deadline to register for federal and state Hurricane Gustav disaster aid is Nov.</p> Mississippi fugitive captured in Las Vegas<p>The FBI says a man targeted in a national search after he fled Mississippi to avoid home repair fraud charges has been captured at a Nevada campground.</p> West Point to party like it's 1858<p>West Point's going to party like it's 1858. The north Mississippi city is breaking out the cake and party hats this weekend to kick off the celebration of its 150th birthday.</p> GOP governors broach Haley Barbour about RNC chairmanship<p>A group of Republican governors today suggested to Haley Barbour that he reprise his role as RNC chair, but the Mississippi governor demurred.</p> Richard Wrighta s powerful literary legacy honored<p>Her brown eyes twinkling, the slender 66-year-old has the energy of a cheerleader and the intellectual intensity of a woman who spends her life examining and re-examining her place in the world.</p> Feds: Black man posed as white racist in threats<p>A black man from Mississippi has been arrested and accused of sending racist death threats over the Internet to three black students at Louisiana's Nicholls State University.</p> |
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