As Trump supports pesticide makers, new studies highlight Mississippi Delta cancer concerns

A majority of Mississippi Delta counties contain cancer clusters linked to the high use of controversial herbicides, according to two recently published reports, which place one of the nation’s most a...

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‘Please, Judge, Help Me’: A letter from jail, then an unexplained death

Monquel Nason begged for dialysis and medical care before becoming one of a growing number of Mississippi prison death cases in which families have been left in the dark

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End of federal hunger tracker shrouds Mississippi food crisis as food banks and families grapple with SNAP freeze

Adverse Supreme Court ruling and administration’s rollback of food programs escalate problems for lower income residents

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Mississippi’s ICE experience illustrates how race and geography determine who gets deported

In ‘detention alley,’ immigrants of color face the most ICE raids and the harshest courtroom outcomes

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As government shutdown drags on, Mississippi healthcare crisis deepens

As the federal government enters its third week of shutdown, few states have more at stake than Mississippi.

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Mississippi’s data center boom brings significant investments, but also potential hidden perils

State leaders tout billion-dollar deals, but secrecy, energy demands and mounting costs raise specter of ordinary people footing the bill

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Danish Mississippi man freed from ICE custody

Release is good news for Kasper Eriksen and his family, yet highlights the plight of other immigrants who remain incarcerated and face deportation

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Danish Mississippi man freed from ICE custody

Release is good news for Kasper Eriksen and his family, yet highlights the plight of other immigrants who remain incarcerated and face deportation

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U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson: Life will get significantly harder for lower income Mississippians due to federal budget cuts

In the nation's poorest state, cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other programs will exacerbate existing problems of low wages, inflation, and food and healthcare deserts

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Mississippi man’s ICE detention draws attention of Danish foreign ministry

Kasper Eriksen, who immigrated from Denmark more than a decade ago, is in many ways an unexpected consequence of Trump administration’s mass deportations

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Danish legal immigrant in Mississippi for more than a decade detained in ICE facility

Family and friends marshal support after man’s arrest while pursuing U.S. citizenship

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Elderly Navy veteran says ex-cop knocked her out during Gulf Coast political dispute

A 74-year-old Mississippi woman who was allegedly assaulted by a retired Long Beach police officer during a roadside protest claimed during an emotional phone call with The Mississippi Independent tha...

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