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  • Tchnology can speed emergency response

    Recent national tragedies have reminded us once again how important it is to stay in touch with loved ones and emergency response officials for breaking news. Being technology-ready before disaster strikes is critical to saving lives, connecting friends and family, and assisting first responders.
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    May 18, 2013

  • Miss. seniors get another shot to pass grad tests

     Mississippi officials are trying to retest hundreds of high school seniors who flunked exams that are required for graduation.

    May 17, 2013

  • Only abortion clinic in Miss. fights to stay open

     It can’t meet the mandates of a 2012 state law and the governor wants to shut it down, but Mississippi’s only abortion clinic is not about to quietly retreat.

    May 16, 2013

  • Ex-BP engineer claims feds withheld evidence

    A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company’s response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico urged a federal judge Tuesday to sanction Justice Department prosecutors for allegedly withholding evidence in the case, a claim the prosecutors deny.

    May 15, 2013

  • Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet

    When Amtrak unveiled the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it marked what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency.

    May 14, 2013

  • Miss. health agency to resume pregnancy work

    Mississippi Medicaid officials will resume paying state Health Department workers to help women with high-risk pregnancies.

    May 11, 2013

  • EPA, other US agencies expand urban waters effort

    The Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and other federal departments announced Friday that they are expanding a program for restoring and improving urban waterways nationwide.

    May 11, 2013

  • Miss. governor says he could run Medicaid program

    Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he thinks he can run Medicaid even if lawmakers don’t reauthorize the program or set its budget by the time the state’s new fiscal year starts July 1.

    May 10, 2013

  • Louisiana levee plan concerns Mississippi leaders

    Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran has proposed amendments to a federal water resources bill to protect coastal areas from flooding or storm surge threats that might result from a new flood control proposal for Louisiana.

    May 10, 2013

  • Hurricane center chief focusing on water hazards

    Last year’s hurricane season drove home some big lessons, the nation’s chief hurricane forecaster said Tuesday: Storm surge and flooding are dangerous and difficult to predict, and sometimes it’s even harder to communicate that sense of urgency to the public.

    May 8, 2013

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