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Insurer Can’t Rescind Workers’ Comp Policy, Even With Misrep, MS High Court Says
Jul 1 2024 // An insurer cannot rescind a workers’ compensation policy, even in the case of a material misrepresentation that could led to millions of dollars in benefits payments, the Mississippi Supreme Court decided last...
Officials Approve Large Solar Farm in Mississippi Despite Residents’ Objections
Jun 19 2024 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — What could become Mississippi’s largest solar energy project was approved by a county board this week over objections from people who live near the proposed site. Hinds County supervisors...
For Shrinking Mississippi River Towns, Frequent Floods Worsen Fortunes
Jun 14 2024 // WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) — Devastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on communities that once thrived along the banks of America’s most storied river. Flooding has...
Mississippi River Flooding is Pushing People Out of Their Homes, Data Shows
Jun 12 2024 // WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) — Commerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many once-thriving river towns. But persistent and sometimes devastating flooding has added to the woes of...
Mississippi Judge Affirms Settlement After 62-year-old Died in Police Encounter
Jun 6 2024 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge has ordered the enforcement of a lawsuit settlement between Mississippi’s capital city and the family of a man who died after police officers pulled him from a car while searching for...
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