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Mississippi is getting $100 million from BP to start repairing environmental damage from the oil spill. Fishermen are voicing opinions on the first two proposed projects.

The tug-of-war has begun over $1 billion of BP money to begin restoring the Gulf Coast from oil spill damage. Two more public hearings on proposed projects will be held Jan. 18 in Gulfport  and Jan. 19 in Bay Saint Louis.

BP is funding $1billion in early restoration projects in states impacted by the oil spill. Two Mississippi projects have been proposed, but  they're far from a unanimous choice.

While some national experts say the economy is starting to recover, it’s hard to convince the crowds of hungry people pouring in to Mississippi soup kitchens.

A renewed push for drilling off the Mississippi coast, when the region is still recovering from the BP oil spill, guarantees controversy.

Governor Haley Barbour says the expansion of the Port of Gulfport will prove to be a major economic engine for the entire state.  Despite glowing promises, some residents have lingering concerns.

The Occupy movement on the Gulf Coast is aiming its criticism at Mississippi Power’s coal plant under construction in Kemper County.  It's part of the continuing controversy over converting coal to gas.

Some scientists say the long-term impact of the BP oil spill is unknown. Others, at a forum called the Science of the Spill at Biloxi Civic Center, say the health impact of the spill is here and people are sick.

Mississippi shrimpers and crabbers are being offered twice as much as they were previously to settle oil spill claims with BP.  Gulf Coast Claims Facility Administrator Kenneth Feinberg says the change is based on the unpredictable market for Gulf seafood.

A sick dolphin at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport could offer clues to why so many dead animals are washing up on the Gulf Coast. 

The City of Gulfport is stepping up its effort to get BP to agree to a $12 million settlement for losses in tax revenues and quality of life caused by last year’s oil spill.

When Mississippi schools fail, there is a safety net and it requires state takeover. Seven school districts are now under state control, but critics, including the Mississippi Department of Education, say growth achieved under conservatorship may not be sustainable.

Hundreds of homeless veterans are in Mississippi. On the Gulf Coast, 300-to-400 homeless veterans are living in tents in the woods, in cars and under bridges.

Legislation introduced in Congress would allow people to donate hotel points to families of injured military men and women.

Mississippi ranks number six in the nation for HIV.  The state is stepping up efforts for testing and treatment.