http://mpbonline.org/ en kristianweatherspoon@gmail.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-20T13:53:53+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/court_wont_get_involved_in_miss._redistricting The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/court_wont_get_involved_in_miss._redistricting#When:15:07:22Z 2013-05-20T15:07:22+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/nissan_workers_continue_fight_for_unionization Nissan workers and other community supporters are still expressing a number of concerns with the automobile manufacturer since it opened a plant in canton 10 years ago. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/nissan_workers_continue_fight_for_unionization#When:13:53:53Z 2013-05-20T13:53:53+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/bike_draw_attention_to_pow_and_mia_soldiers Biker draw attention to POWs and MIA soldiers ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/bike_draw_attention_to_pow_and_mia_soldiers#When:22:58:01Z Mississippi News, US News, 2013-05-17T22:58:01+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/mississippi_jobless_rate_dips_as_fewer_seek_work Mississippi's unemployment rate dipped in April, but mainly because fewer people were looking for work. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/mississippi_jobless_rate_dips_as_fewer_seek_work#When:17:07:07Z 2013-05-17T17:07:07+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/miss._dept._of_revenue_set_to_move The people responsible for collecting Mississippi's taxes are moving to a new home. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/miss._dept._of_revenue_set_to_move#When:11:00:07Z Mississippi News, 2013-05-17T11:00:07+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/naacp_gathers_in_jackson_to_remember_medgar_evers NAACP leaders from around the country are in Jackson this week. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/naacp_gathers_in_jackson_to_remember_medgar_evers#When:02:11:25Z Mississippi News, 2013-05-17T02:11:25+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/gov._bryant_calls_for_halt_on_early_releases_for_criminals_committing_certa Governor Phil Bryant wants to change state law to require people involved in the death of a law enforcement officer to serve their entire sentence. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/gov._bryant_calls_for_halt_on_early_releases_for_criminals_committing_certa#When:12:25:17Z 2013-05-16T12:25:17+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/college_board_looks_promotes_minority_business_in_state Minorities and women currently receive only about 2% of contract work from the states eight universities and colleges. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/college_board_looks_promotes_minority_business_in_state#When:20:55:08Z Mississippi News, Business, 2013-05-15T20:55:08+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/skin_cancer_awareness_month_hopes_to_raise_awareness_of_disease More than 3.5 million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/skin_cancer_awareness_month_hopes_to_raise_awareness_of_disease#When:11:00:44Z Mississippi News, Health, 2013-05-15T11:00:44+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/new_white_house_proposal_could_lessen_blow_of_medicaid_cuts_in_miss Federal spending cuts intended to encourage states to expand Medicaid may not be as bad as previously expected. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/new_white_house_proposal_could_lessen_blow_of_medicaid_cuts_in_miss#When:21:28:05Z Mississippi News, 2013 Legislature, Politics, 2013-05-14T21:28:05+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/teachers_encourage_summer_reading_programs_for_area_students Studies show that students lose critical reading skills gained during the school year when they don't read over the summer. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/teachers_encourage_summer_reading_programs_for_area_students#When:02:42:25Z Mississippi News, Education, 2013-05-14T02:42:25+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/african_american_students_more_likely_to_be_suspended_than_white_students_s A new study is showing that African-American students are up to three times more likely to be suspended from school compared to white students. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/african_american_students_more_likely_to_be_suspended_than_white_students_s#When:01:51:52Z 2013-05-14T01:51:52+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/local_eye_health_professionals_offer_free_exams Experts say people with diabetes are 25 times more likely to become blind than people without the disease. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/local_eye_health_professionals_offer_free_exams#When:10:41:34Z Mississippi News, Health, 2013-05-13T10:41:34+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/mississippians_react_to_plan_b_ruling Monday is the deadline for the Obama administration to respond to a judge's ruling that all forms of the emergency contraceptive pill be available to all woman and girls without age verification or restriction. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/mississippians_react_to_plan_b_ruling#When:21:10:44Z Mississippi News, Health, 2013-05-10T21:10:44+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/local_response_teams_hold_mock_terrorist_attack_drill1 Members of the Mississippi National Guard are honing their skills when it comes to responding to weapons of mass destruction. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/local_response_teams_hold_mock_terrorist_attack_drill1#When:11:57:35Z 2013-05-10T11:57:35+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/local_response_teams_hold_mock_terrorist_attack_drill Members of the Mississippi National Guard are honing their skills when it comes to responding to weapons of mass destruction. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/local_response_teams_hold_mock_terrorist_attack_drill#When:11:57:12Z 2013-05-10T11:57:12+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/family_of_murder_clarksdale_mayoral_candidate_demanding_fbi_investigate The family of an openly gay mayoral candidate want the federal government to step into the case. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/family_of_murder_clarksdale_mayoral_candidate_demanding_fbi_investigate#When:21:15:08Z Mississippi News, 2013-05-09T21:15:08+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/high_std_rates_concern_state_health_officials Mississippi consistently ranks among the highest in the nation for sexually transmitted diseases. Health officials in the state are taking an aggressive approach with treatment. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/high_std_rates_concern_state_health_officials#When:15:01:39Z 2013-05-09T15:01:39+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/family_of_slain_clarksdale_mayoral_candidate_wants_fbi_investigation The family of an openly-gay African-American mayoral candidate who was murdered is calling on the federal government to get involved in the case. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/family_of_slain_clarksdale_mayoral_candidate_wants_fbi_investigation#When:11:10:23Z 2013-05-09T11:10:23+00:00 http://mpbonline.org/News/article/dna_testing_is_next_following_stay_of_manning_execution A sudden reversal in the Mississippi Supreme Court means a death row inmate has longer to live. The decision to stay the execution of Willie Jerome Manning could mean the state will run the DNA tests he is asking for. ]]> http://mpbonline.org/News/article/dna_testing_is_next_following_stay_of_manning_execution#When:20:35:32Z Mississippi News, 2013-05-08T20:35:32+00:00