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Mississippi Medicaid expansion plan could struggle for bipartisan support, Democratic leader says
Read full article: Mississippi Medicaid expansion plan could struggle for bipartisan support, Democratic leader saysThe Mississippi House Democratic leader says a Medicaid expansion plan endorsed by Republican leaders could struggle for bipartisan support.
Virginia Superintendent asks divisions about school security, safety after Texas school shooting
Read full article: Virginia Superintendent asks divisions about school security, safety after Texas school shootingState officials are looking to implement more school security and safety measures following one of the most horrific elementary school shootings in U.S. history.
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Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett dies
Read full article: Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett diesBill Luckett was an attorney, small-town mayor, candidate for Mississippi governor, storyteller, blues promoter and business partner and friend of Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman.
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Grandson of Arthur Ashe’s tennis coach reacts to ‘White Lives Matter’ vandalism
Read full article: Grandson of Arthur Ashe’s tennis coach reacts to ‘White Lives Matter’ vandalismLYNCHBURG, Va. – “White Lives Matter” being spray painted on the Arthur Ashe statue in Richmond is not sitting well with those who knew the tennis legend. Johnson served as Ashe’s tennis coach. Johnson’s grandson, Lange Johnson, watched tennis greats Ashe and Athea Gibson play on the Pierce Street court. He said vandalizing Ashe’s statue was the wrong thing to do. “Arthur Ashe’s statue will be cleaned up and it will be reset and off we go, but it’s just going forward how do we overcome these challenges?