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(AP Photo\/Rogelio V. Solis)","created_timestamp":"1683737893","copyright":"Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","focal_length":"400","iso":"8000","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"Dewayne Thomas","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Dewayne Thomas" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas studies his notes at a hearing, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Hinds County Chancery Court in Jackson, Miss., where he heard arguments about a Mississippi law that would create a court system with judges who would be appointed rather than elected. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105248/23130734472556-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105248/23130734472556-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/justice/" rel="category tag">Justice</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/05/15/juez-niega-interdicto-preliminar-bloqueo-hb-1020/" rel="bookmark">El juez no bloquear谩 la ley que crea un distrito judicial separado en Jackson</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-Corpuz-headshot-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-Corpuz-headshot-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/mcorpuzmississippitoday-org/">Mina Corpuz</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/05/15/juez-niega-interdicto-preliminar-bloqueo-hb-1020/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-05-15T10:24:04-05:00">May 15, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-05-23T10:25:22-05:00">May 23, 2023</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>El juez de la canciller铆a del condado de Hinds, Dewayne Thomas, ha denegado una orden judicial preliminar para impedir que el proyecto de ley 1020 de la C谩mara de Representantes se convierta en ley.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1097683" class="post-1097683 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-welfare category-en-espanol category-government tag-hide entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/05/15/bienestar-nino-manutencion-requisito/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105216/23135652515856-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105216/23135652515856-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105216/23135652515856-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105216/23135652515856-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105216/23135652515856-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105216/23135652515856-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1097298" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/05/15/welfare-child-support-requirement/carol-burnett/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105216/23135652515856-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1334" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"AP","camera":"ILCE-1","caption":"Carol Burnett, executive director of the Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative, speaks about a policy change by the Mississippi Department of Human Services, that removed a child support requirement for the Child Care Payment Program, at a news conference Monday, May 15, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo\/Rogelio V. Solis)","created_timestamp":"1684165938","copyright":"Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","focal_length":"123","iso":"8000","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"Carol Burnett","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Carol Burnett" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Carol Burnett, executive director of the Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative, speaks about a policy change by the Mississippi Department of Human Services, that removed a child support requirement for the Child Care Payment Program, at a news conference Monday, May 15, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105216/23135652515856-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06105216/23135652515856-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/welfare/" rel="category tag">Welfare</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/government/" rel="category tag">Government</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/05/15/bienestar-nino-manutencion-requisito/" rel="bookmark">El Departamento de Bienestar elimina el requisito oneroso del programa de cuidado infantil</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-anna-crop-1-336x336-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-anna-crop-1-336x336-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/awolfe/">Anna Wolfe</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/05/15/bienestar-nino-manutencion-requisito/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-05-15T10:12:53-05:00">May 15, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-05-23T10:13:39-05:00">May 23, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1097130" class="post-1097130 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-en-espanol category-immigration category-justice entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/24/ice-detiene-a-inmigrantes-durante-controles-de-rutina/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06120418/Untitled-design-16-800x600.png" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06120418/Untitled-design-16-800x600.png 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06120418/Untitled-design-16-900x675.png 900w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06120418/Untitled-design-16-600x450.png 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06120418/Untitled-design-16-400x300.png 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06120418/Untitled-design-16-200x150.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1095138" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/24/ice-detains-immigrants-during-routine-check-ins/untitled-design-16/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06120418/Untitled-design-16.png" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Untitled design-16" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06120418/Untitled-design-16.png" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06120418/Untitled-design-16.png" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/immigration/" rel="category tag">Immigration</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/justice/" rel="category tag">Justice</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/24/ice-detiene-a-inmigrantes-durante-controles-de-rutina/" rel="bookmark">Agentes de ICE detienen a inmigrantes durante controles de rutina, dicen activistas</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-Corpuz-headshot-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-Corpuz-headshot-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/mcorpuzmississippitoday-org/">Mina Corpuz</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/24/ice-detiene-a-inmigrantes-durante-controles-de-rutina/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-04-24T10:46:00-05:00">April 24, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-05-11T10:53:51-05:00">May 11, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1097005" class="post-1097005 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health category-en-espanol entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/24/esta-clinica-facilita-el-acceso-a-la-anticoncepcion-de-emergencia-en-mississippi/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06121442/Plan-A-mobile-clinic2-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06121442/Plan-A-mobile-clinic2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06121442/Plan-A-mobile-clinic2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06121442/Plan-A-mobile-clinic2-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06121442/Plan-A-mobile-clinic2-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06121442/Plan-A-mobile-clinic2-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1094453" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/plan-a-mobile-clinic2/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06121442/Plan-A-mobile-clinic2.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,933" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D7000","caption":"Telvin Harrington, Plan A community health worker, sorts medical supplies at the mobile clinic provided by Plan A community health care workers in Greenwood, Thursday, April 6, 2023.","created_timestamp":"1680797273","copyright":"","focal_length":"17","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"Plan A mobile clinic2","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Plan A mobile clinic2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Telvin Harrington, Plan A community health worker, sorts medical supplies at the mobile clinic provided by Plan A community health care workers in Greenwood, Thursday, April 6, 2023.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06121442/Plan-A-mobile-clinic2.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06121442/Plan-A-mobile-clinic2.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/health/" rel="category tag">Health</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/24/esta-clinica-facilita-el-acceso-a-la-anticoncepcion-de-emergencia-en-mississippi/" rel="bookmark">Esta cl铆nica est谩 facilitando el acceso a la anticoncepci贸n de emergencia en Mississippi</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-Devna-Bose2-1-crop-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-Devna-Bose2-1-crop-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/dbosemississippitoday-org/">Devna Bose</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/24/esta-clinica-facilita-el-acceso-a-la-anticoncepcion-de-emergencia-en-mississippi/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-04-24T10:15:11-05:00">April 24, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-05-10T10:16:43-05:00">May 10, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1095292" class="post-1095292 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-en-espanol tag-hide entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/21/matricula-aumenta-nuevamente-en-la-mayoria-de-las-universidades-publicas/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-scaled.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1020091" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/ihl-office-1/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1500" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1639663716","copyright":"","focal_length":"1.54","iso":"25","shutter_speed":"0.0024630541871921","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IHL office 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Mississippi’s Education and Research where the Institutions of Higher Learning has its offices.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06172812/IHL-office-1-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/education/" rel="category tag">Education</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/21/matricula-aumenta-nuevamente-en-la-mayoria-de-las-universidades-publicas/" rel="bookmark">La matr铆cula aumenta una vez m谩s en la mayor铆a de las universidades p煤blicas</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-Molly-headshot-crop-80x80.png' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-Molly-headshot-crop-160x160.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/minta/">Molly Minta</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/andresfuentes/">Andr茅s Fuentes</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/21/matricula-aumenta-nuevamente-en-la-mayoria-de-las-universidades-publicas/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-04-21T05:59:00-05:00">April 21, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-11T12:41:14-06:00">December 11, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1095360" class="post-1095360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health category-en-espanol tag-hide entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/19/vacunas-de-exencion-religiosa/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/06181835/Covid19-Vaccinations4-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/06181835/Covid19-Vaccinations4-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/06181835/Covid19-Vaccinations4-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/06181835/Covid19-Vaccinations4-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/06181835/Covid19-Vaccinations4-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1013093" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/covid19-vaccinations4/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/06181835/Covid19-Vaccinations4.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,632" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D7000","caption":"Motorists received the Pfizer vaccine during a drive-up event held at New Hope Baptist Church on Saturday, August 21, 2021.","created_timestamp":"1629542108","copyright":"","focal_length":"35","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"Covid19 Vaccinations4","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Covid19 Vaccinations4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Motorists received the Pfizer vaccine during a drive-up event held at New Hope Baptist Church on Saturday, August 21, 2021.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/06181835/Covid19-Vaccinations4.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/06181835/Covid19-Vaccinations4.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/health/" rel="category tag">Health</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/19/vacunas-de-exencion-religiosa/" rel="bookmark">Mississippi tiene la tasa de vacunaci贸n infantil m谩s alta del pa铆s. Eso puede estar a punto de cambiar.</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-Devna-Bose2-1-crop-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-Devna-Bose2-1-crop-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/dbosemississippitoday-org/">Devna Bose</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/andresfuentes/">Andr茅s Fuentes</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/19/vacunas-de-exencion-religiosa/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-04-19T11:04:07-05:00">April 19, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-11T12:41:46-06:00">December 11, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1095118" class="post-1095118 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health category-en-espanol tag-hide entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/12/doctors-prenatales-sifilis-pruebas/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06130014/AP_815144604467-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06130014/AP_815144604467-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06130014/AP_815144604467-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06130014/AP_815144604467-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06130014/AP_815144604467-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06130014/AP_815144604467-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1090686" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/novosibirsk-blood-center/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06130014/AP_815144604467-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1331" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Sputnik via AP","camera":"","caption":"2804803 03\/11\/2016 Immunoassay screening lab the blood is tested for infection (hepatitis, syphilis, HIV) on automatic equipment at the Novosibirsk blood donation center. Alexandr Kryazhev\/Sputnik via AP","created_timestamp":"1457687995","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Novosibirsk Blood Center","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="HIV Syphilis blood tests" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Blood is tested for infection (hepatitis, syphilis, HIV). 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Tate Reeves signs qualifying paperwork to run for reelection at the Mississippi Republican Headquarters in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. </p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06134053/3X0A1489-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06134053/3X0A1489-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/government/" rel="category tag">Government</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/12/tate-reeves-veta-projectos-mascotas/" rel="bookmark">驴Romper谩 el gobernador Reeves su sello de veto en el proyecto de ley de proyectos favoritos del ‘谩rbol de Navidad’ de la Legislatura?</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-bobby-crop-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-bobby-crop-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-GeoffPender-crop-336x336-1-240x240-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-GeoffPender-crop-336x336-1-240x240-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span>, <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/gpender/">Geoff Pender</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/andresfuentes/">Andr茅s Fuentes</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/04/12/tate-reeves-veta-projectos-mascotas/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-04-12T09:48:57-05:00">April 12, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-11T12:40:50-06:00">December 11, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1094210" class="post-1094210 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-en-espanol category-environment tag-hide entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/03/27/como-ayudar-las-victimas-del-tornado/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/06122721/3X0A5626_222-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/06122721/3X0A5626_222-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/06122721/3X0A5626_222-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/06122721/3X0A5626_222-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/06122721/3X0A5626_222-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/06122721/3X0A5626_222-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1093539" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/3x0a5626_222/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/06122721/3X0A5626_222-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1366" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS R5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1679815237","copyright":"","focal_length":"29","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.00025","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Tornado_Silver City" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Nate Richards tries to salvage what is left at his sister’s home after Friday night’s tornado in Silver City, Miss., Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today)</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/06122721/3X0A5626_222-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/06122721/3X0A5626_222-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/environment/" rel="category tag">Environment</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/03/27/como-ayudar-las-victimas-del-tornado/" rel="bookmark">C贸mo ayudar a las v铆ctimas del tornado de Mississippi</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-adam-crop-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-adam-crop-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/aganucheau/">Adam Ganucheau</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/andresfuentes/">Andr茅s Fuentes</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/03/27/como-ayudar-las-victimas-del-tornado/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-03-27T14:08:11-05:00">March 27, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-11T12:39:50-06:00">December 11, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1093289" class="post-1093289 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health category-en-espanol tag-hide tag-medical-marijuana entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/03/20/cambios-en-la-ley-de-la-marihuana-medicina-de-mississippi/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06132119/3X0A2812-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06132119/3X0A2812-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06132119/3X0A2812-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06132119/3X0A2812-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06132119/3X0A2812-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06132119/3X0A2812-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1088984" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/3x0a2812/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06132119/3X0A2812-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1334" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS R5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1674275792","copyright":"","focal_length":"70","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Mockingbird Cannabis" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>A Mockingbird Cannabis employee tends to the “mother” medical marijuana plants at Mockingbird Cannabis in Raymond, Miss., Jan. 20, 2023. These plants are used for creating clones, which are cut from the “mother” plant and grow into plants themselves. </p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06132119/3X0A2812-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06132119/3X0A2812-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/health/" rel="category tag">Health</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/03/20/cambios-en-la-ley-de-la-marihuana-medicina-de-mississippi/" rel="bookmark">Los cambios a la ley de marihuana medicinal se dirigen al escritorio del gobernador Reeves. Esto es lo que son.</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-Facetune_11-12-2019-21-11-13-80x80.jpeg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-Facetune_11-12-2019-21-11-13-160x160.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/sdinatale/">Sara DiNatale</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/andresfuentes/">Andr茅s Fuentes</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/03/20/cambios-en-la-ley-de-la-marihuana-medicina-de-mississippi/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-03-20T10:54:04-05:00">March 20, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-11T12:39:30-06:00">December 11, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1092716" class="post-1092716 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health category-en-espanol tag-hide tag-medicaid entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/03/14/mississippi-medicaid-ninos-renovaciones/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/06140756/3X0A9339-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/06140756/3X0A9339-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/06140756/3X0A9339-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/06140756/3X0A9339-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/06140756/3X0A9339-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/06140756/3X0A9339-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="74512" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2017/06/19/low-performing-high-poverty-schools-targeted-in-new-state-plan/fves_classroom/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/07060230/FVES_Classroom.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="FVES_Classroom" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>xxxxxxxxxx</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/07060230/FVES_Classroom.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/07060230/FVES_Classroom.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/legislature/" rel="category tag">Legislature</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/education/" rel="category tag">Education</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/government/" rel="category tag">Government</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/03/13/encuesta-total-financiacion-educacion-maep/" rel="bookmark">Encuesta: el 79 % de los habitantes de Mississippi apoya la financiaci贸n total de la educaci贸n p煤blica</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-bobby-crop-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-bobby-crop-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/andresfuentes/">Andr茅s Fuentes</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/03/13/encuesta-total-financiacion-educacion-maep/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-03-13T10:03:04-05:00">March 13, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-11T12:39:04-06:00">December 11, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1090093" class="post-1090093 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-election category-en-espanol category-politics tag-hide entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/02/02/mississippi-candidatas-2023/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002720/MG_2679-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002720/MG_2679-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002720/MG_2679-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002720/MG_2679-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002720/MG_2679-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002720/MG_2679-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="456969" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2019/11/07/tuesdays-results-leave-democrats-controlling-nothing-in-state-government/_mg_2679/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002720/MG_2679-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1252" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"13","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1572963494","copyright":"","focal_length":"27","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Election Day" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>A voter walks into Twin Lakes Baptist Church in Madison, Miss., Tuesday, November 5, 2019.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002720/MG_2679-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002720/MG_2679-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/election/" rel="category tag">Elections</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/politics/" rel="category tag">Politics</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/02/02/mississippi-candidatas-2023/" rel="bookmark">Qui茅n se postula para las oficinas estatales de Mississippi en 2023</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-bobby-crop-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-bobby-crop-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/andresfuentes/">Andr茅s Fuentes</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/02/02/mississippi-candidatas-2023/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-02-02T16:08:19-06:00">February 2, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-11T12:38:17-06:00">December 11, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1089829" class="post-1089829 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-en-espanol category-government category-justice tag-2023-legislative-session tag-featured tag-hide tag-law-and-order entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/01/30/mississippi-ley-grabacion-ley/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06131510/3X0A3707-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06131510/3X0A3707-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06131510/3X0A3707-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06131510/3X0A3707-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06131510/3X0A3707-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06131510/3X0A3707-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1089226" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/3x0a3707/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06131510/3X0A3707-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1334" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS R5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1674634319","copyright":"","focal_length":"44","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Sean Tindell" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell discusses proposed House Bill 448 at his office in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, January 24, 2023. The bill could prohibit video recording law enforcement from a certain distance. </p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06131510/3X0A3707-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06131510/3X0A3707-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/en-espanol/" rel="category tag">En Espa帽ol</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/government/" rel="category tag">Government</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/justice/" rel="category tag">Justice</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/01/30/mississippi-ley-grabacion-ley/" rel="bookmark">El proyecto de ley busca mantener al p煤blico a distancia al grabar en video las acciones de las fuerzas del orden</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-Corpuz-headshot-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-Corpuz-headshot-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-286054786_1372402966503318_2290955414179705108_n-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/mcorpuzmississippitoday-org/">Mina Corpuz</a></span> and <span class="author 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