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Mississippi: Ex-lawmaker killed near home of slain relative
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On Mon, 06/14/2021 - 06:51 PM
WATER VALLEY, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi lawmaker was found shot to death during the weekend in a rural area outside the burned home where her sister-in-law was found dead after Christmas.

Ashley Henley, 40, was a Republican who served in the state House from January 2016 to January 2020 from a district in DeSoto County.
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Suit challenging new charter boat rules OK'd as class action
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On Mon, 06/14/2021 - 06:10 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Six captains and five companies from Florida and Louisiana can represent others in a lawsuit challenging new federal regulations for nearly 1,300 charter boats across the Gulf of Mexico, a federal judge has ruled.
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Former State Representative Ashley Henley reported dead
By Frank Corder - Y'all Politics, 474 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 05:40 PM
MONDAY MORNING, NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEGAN CIRCULATING THAT FORMER REPRESENTATIVE HENLEY HAD DIED.
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Man pleads guilty in charge linked to 2019 immigration raids
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On Mon, 06/14/2021 - 05:19 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man who worked as an employee services contractor at a Mississippi poultry processing plant pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge connected to one of the largest workplace immigration raids in the U.S. in the past decade.
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Managed care firm and Mississippi reach lawsuit settlement
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On Mon, 06/14/2021 - 02:40 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A managed care company has agreed to pay Mississippi $55.5 million to settle a lawsuit that accused one of its subsidiaries of overcharging the state's Medicaid program for pharmacy benefits management.
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Former state Rep. Ashley Henley

Former Rep. Ashley Henley killed outside home where sister-in-law was previously found dead
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 411 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 01:48 PM
Former state Rep. Ashley Henley of DeSoto County was killed while mowing the grass outside the home where her sister-in-law’s body had been found last year, the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department said.
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Flooding damages more than 120 homes in Mississippi
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On Mon, 06/14/2021 - 01:32 PM
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is continuing to assess damage caused by recent flash flooding.

Parts of central and northern Mississippi were soaked by heavy rainfall starting last week. The downpour washed out some roads, making travel dangerous.
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AG Fitch, Auditor White announce $55.5 million settlement with Centene
By Press Release - Mississippi Office of the State Auditor, 89 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 01:24 PM
Below is a joint press release from Attorney General Lynn Fitch and the Office of the State Auditor:

Company pledges transparency reforms to protect taxpayers
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Highway named for ex-lawmaker who worked for road expansion
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On Mon, 06/14/2021 - 01:08 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Friends, family and former colleagues gathered Monday in Booneville to remember former Mississippi House Speaker Billy McCoy and to unveil a sign that names a segment of a highway in his honor.
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If reaching consensus had always been required to call a Mississippi special session, many critical policies never would have passed. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For America

Successful special sessions often began without consensus Reeves wants on medical marijuana
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 401 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 10:14 AM
Gov. Tate Reeves is adamant that he will not call a special session to enact medical marijuana and to fix the ballot initiative process until legislative leadership reaches a consensus on how to deal with the separate but related issues.
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