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Senate committee asks public to comment about needs of Mississippi women and children
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A committee Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann created to review the wants of girls, youngsters and households within the wake of Roe v. Wade abortion rights being overturned has scheduled 4 hearings and needs written enter from the general public.
Hosemann mentioned on Thursday the bipartisan, nine-member Senate Research Group on Girls, Kids and Households will maintain hearings on the Capitol on September 27 and 28, and on October 25 and 26. The hearings will probably be webcast, archived and open to the general public.
The general public is invited to e mail written testimony to WCFStudyGroup@senate.ms.gov. The feedback will probably be offered to the total committee.
Home Speaker Philip Gunn final month additionally introduced he was creating the same committee — the Speaker’s Fee on the Sanctity of Life — to handle post-Roe wants for providers in Mississippi. He has not introduced its membership or hearings, and his workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for an replace on Thursday. Gunn had mentioned his fee will embrace lawmakers, specialists and advocates making suggestions to the Home for insurance policies to assist ladies’s and kids’s wellbeing.
Republicans Hosemann, Gunn and Gov. Tate Reeves have praised the U.S. Supreme Court docket’s resolution on a Mississippi case that overturned the decades-old Roe v. Wade resolution offering ladies abortion rights. However the three mentioned the choice additionally requires Mississippi leaders to offer extra assets to assist moms, youngsters and households.
Mississippi, the poorest state within the nation, suffers from lack of prenatal, postnatal and all different types of well being care. It additionally has the very best toddler mortality fee within the nation and one of many highest maternal loss of life charges. It has for years confronted federal courtroom decrees to handle its substandard foster care and kids’s providers system.
The Senate committee will probably be chaired by Sen. Nicole Boyd, a Republican from Oxford.
“Could individuals have private tales about these matters and written testimony offers and alternative to share them with research group members and the Senate,” Boyd mentioned in an announcement. “We’re additionally encouraging legislators to achieve out to their constituents and maintain public hearings of their districts earlier than the research group listening to dates within the fall.”
Hosemann mentioned: “Testimony primarily from state company heads and specialists, and analysis following these hearings, will assist Stn. Boyd and the research group members in forming coverage proposals going into the 2023 legislative session.”
Gunn has steadfastly opposed Medicaid growth to cowl the working poor, and earlier this yr he torpedoed a Senate proposal backed by Hosemann to increase postpartum Medicaid protection for Mississippi moms.
Hosemann is the one one of many state’s high three leaders who’s mentioned he’s open to dialogue about increasing Medicaid, which would supply the state about $1 billion a yr in federal funds to offer well being protection for the working poor. However Gunn mentioned just lately when requested about Medicaid and postpartum growth mentioned, “All of these stuff you’re mentioning are issues that will probably be on the desk” together with his new fee.
Matters set for the Senate hearings are:
Sept. 27: Statistical overview and maternal/baby healthcare
Sept. 28: Adoption, foster care and baby help
Oct. 25: Childcare availability
Oct. 26: Early intervention
Hosemann mentioned further listening to dates or matters could also be added as crucial.
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‘If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all’: Broadway in Jackson speaks out about possible show cancellations
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – It’s been one month since Thalia Mara Hall closed its doors due to a mold outbreak.
Innovation Arts and Entertainment is the company responsible for bringing Broadway productions to Jackson.
Representatives from the company visited Jackson after hearing the building had been closed.
CEO Adam Epstein says the City of Jackson did not inform them of the news.
“We did not find out from anybody within the city. We found out by reading news clippings forwarded to us by other people in Jackson,” Epstein said.
Certified Industrial Hygienic Testing reported visible dirt, debris, and suspected mold growth on many surfaces.
Epstein fears this could change the possibility of bigger shows coming to the capital city.
“They’re going to skip over us because of this mess. We need to show as a community that Jackson cares about this valuable asset and that we demand our elected leaders to support and treat this really, incredibly valuable asset with the TLC it deserves,” he said.
Thalia Mara Hall is the only venue in the state that can host a Broadway production due to the technical needs and accommodations required.
“Touring theatrical shows. If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all,” he said.
Broadway in Jackson is not only a great source of entertainment in the city, but it’s also beneficial economically.
“Those other businesses don’t benefit. The city doesn’t earn tax revenue from events that we present. They don’t earn rental income from the events we present. They don’t earn facility fees from the events we present. This is a real tragedy. It’s unacceptable.”
The well-being of the potential audience is the company’s main priority.
“I will not risk our ticket buyers’ health and safety and comfort. Our shows can and will cancel before we’d ever put somebody in jeopardy. We’ve issued a 100% guarantee of a full refund if the venue is not given a clean bill of health,” Epstein said.
All shows will be canceled on a case-to-case basis.
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Tire failure suspected in deadly Mississippi bus crash, NTSB says
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Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are conducting a probe into Saturday’s crash that killed seven and injured 36 people.
The deadly bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others early Saturday occurred after the vehicle experienced a tire failure, causing it to run off the road and overturn, officials and authorities said.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board, in coordination with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, are conducting a probe into Saturday’s crash that left seven people dead and another 36 people injured. The collision occurred at about 12:40 a.m. on Interstate 20 near Vicksburg, Mississippi, when the bus left the roadway and overturned.
The bus, which authorities described as a 2018 Volvo commercial passenger bus, traveled westbound when its left front tire failed, NTSB member Todd Inman said at a news conference Sunday. The bus then moved onto an embankment and rolled over on its left side.
Inman added that investigators will be at the scene for at least another week and are looking into several factors of the crash, including the vehicle’s mechanical condition, motor carrier safety, the condition and experience of the driver, and environmental factors.
According to U.S. Department of Transportation records, the bus was operated by Autobuses Regiomontanos. Records show that in the 24 months before Saturday, the transit company’s vehicles were involved in one fatal crash, two injury collisions, and a crash requiring a tow truck.
The transit company has over 20 years of experience and provides trips between more than 100 destinations throughout Mexico and the United States, according to Autobuses Regiomontanos’ website.
“Everyone at the NTSB sends their expressions of sorrow for everything that the survivors and victims of this crash went through,” Inman said.
7 killed, 36 injured in bus crash
The bus carried a total of 41 passengers and two drivers, according to authorities. It was traveling from Atlanta to Dallas when the incident occurred.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to Master Sergeant Kervin K. Stewart with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Six people were pronounced dead at the scene and another person died later at a hospital, Stewart said.
Another 36 people were transported to area hospitals.
Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey said two victims killed in the crash were identified by their mother as a 16-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, according to The New York Times. Authorities were working to identify the other victims.
Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
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This drive showed where Mississippi State football offense can improve for Arizona State
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STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football’s offense had a high-flying Saturday in coach Jeff Lebby’s first game.
It scored touchdowns on six of its first nine drives — one of which was a one-play kneel down to end the first half — leaving Eastern Kentucky buried early and deep at Davis Wade Stadium. It was a 56-7 win for the Bulldogs, with them leading 35-0 at one point in the first half.
Baylor transfer Blake Shapen was superb at quarterback and numerous wide receivers such as Jordan Mosley, Kevin Coleman, Mario Craver Jr. and Creed Whittemore made big plays against EKU (0-1).
Even still, Lebby wasn’t completely satisfied with the performance.
“I think there was a whole lot of good,” Lebby said postgame. “Proud of our guys for their energy and their competitive spirit and toughness they played with, but there’s so many things to clean up. I think that’s the biggest takeaway is that you got a chance to go win the way we won, but we’re going to need to play better, play cleaner and that’s where we’re going to look forward to as we get back into it.”
Take Mississippi State’s third offensive drive as an example of where it can improve.
It was the Bulldogs first drive where they didn’t score points, even though it began at the MSU 46-yard line.
MSU (1-0) was penalized for an illegal formation on the first play of the drive, negating a 47-yard catch-and-run from Craver. Three plays later, after Shapen scrambled 12 yards for a first down, MSU was whistled for another illegal formation. Mississippi State then failed to convert on 4th-and-3 from the EKU 33-yard line.
Those were the only penalties committed by Mississippi State’s offense all night, but it’s not the first time we’ve heard of those types of MSU infractions. In the preseason, following Mississippi State’s first scrimmage that was closed to the public, Lebby noted that “non-playing penalties” were a work in progress.
Players have said that Lebby’s up-tempo pace has been an adjustment. Perhaps it’s one that’s still ongoing.
“Looking back at the game, we did a lot of good things, but there were a couple drives that we killed the drive,” Shapen said. “So, we can keep getting better. I think an emphasis for me is just to let everybody know that we haven’t arrived or anything. We got a lot more to prove, especially going in to play a good Arizona State team next week.”
MORE: Jeff Lebby says Mississippi State football didn’t put on a good enough show. Here’s how he’s wrong
Arizona State might be better than anticipated
MSU’s Week 2 game at Arizona State (9:30 p.m., ESPN) was always going to be its most challenging in the nonconference schedule, but it looks even more so now.
Arizona State routed Wyoming 48-7 on Saturday night. The Sun Devils were about a seven-point favorite entering the game in Tempe, and Wyoming, historically, is no cakewalk in the Group of 5. It was an impressive statement from second-year coach Kenny Dillingham after a 4-9 season in 2023.
The Sun Devils (1-0) scored two defensive touchdowns, forced three turnovers and held Wyoming (0-1) to 118 total yards of offense. Sixty-two of those yards came in the fourth quarter with the game already well decided.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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