Some Mississippi lawmakers want to make it easier for families to choose private or charter schools for their children. But critics say these new measures could undermine public school funding.
Then, Mississippi ranks at the bottom of the nation for access to reproductive health.
Plus, a new book follows the earliest efforts to integrate the military and some manufacturing jobs in the Deep South during World War II.
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