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04/25/2024: Business Leaders for Medicaid Expansion | Organ Donor Month | "Outliving the White Lie" author

Mississippi business leaders are calling for Medicaid expansion, but lawmakers remain deadlocked.

Then, how registering to be an organ donor can save lives.

Plus, Mississippi's dark history often gets a cleaner slate than it should. A new book seeks to clear the air.

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    23:52
    Some businesses in Jackson are required to install new cameras to help police, a move some say could be unconstitutional.Then from the Gulf States Newsroom, how water leaks, poor customer service and aging infrastructure can make paying utility bills a headache.Plus, population growth is booming in the south, but Mississippi is being left out of that trend. Experts say a major factor is 'brain drain'.
  • 05/30/2024: Electric School Bus | Blood Shortage | Next Gen Radio

    21:39
    The EPA is providing Jackson Public Schools with new electric busses that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save the district money.Then, blood shortages grow after an agency steps into help several states devastated by storms.Plus, what does it mean to be "home?" A New Orleans resident who participated in the de-segregation of her elementary school answers that question.
  • 05/29/2024: Casino to Immigrant Housing | Hurricane Mitigation Plan | Brown v. Board of Education Pt. 2

    23:56
    A defunct casino could provide temporary housing for unaccompanied migrant children, but some elected officials in Mississippi are opposed to the plan.Then, this hurricane season is expected to be severe. And a program new to Mississippi could fund weather-proofing of homes.Plus, we continue our conversation with civil rights leader Leslie McLemore about the 70th anniversary of the Brown v The Board of Education supreme court ruling.
  • 05/28/2024: Infant Health | Brown v Board of Education | Slavery Erasure

    23:59
    With the country's worst maternal and infant health outcomes, doctors in Mississippi say a lack of public awareness of risks could be to blame.Then, this month marks the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on Brown v Board of Education.Plus, how have laws been re-written over time as part of efforts to erase slavery from history. That's ahead.
  • 05/23/2024: Rankin County Safety | Dress Code | Next-Gen Radio Feature

    24:36
    Mississippi's Southern US District Attorney is meeting with residents of Rankin County to discuss their concerns about public safety.Then, the ACLU of Mississippi denounces a school clothing policy that defines dress codes according to a student's sex.Plus, a Jackson artist asks the question, "What does it mean to be 'Home'?"
  • 05/22/2024: Tax Reform | Amazon Training | Community College History

    23:03
    In the 2025 session, legislative leaders say one of their top priorities will be tax reform.Then, with a 10 billion dollar data center in the works, Amazon is prepared to train workers to fill an expected 1000 jobs.Plus, a historian shares the origin story of Mississippi's community colleges.
  • 05/21/2024: Police Crimes | Cicadas | Information from Jails and Prisons

    23:14
    A new study looks at how Mississippi police officers are charged and sentenced when they commit crimes.Then, it's cicada season. What thousands of loud bugs mean for your backyard.Plus, In the rural South, it can be difficult for families to get updates on loved ones who are in prison or jail. Especially true when someone is hurt or even dies.
  • 05/20/2024: Hurricane Season | Broadband Access | WZZQ The Movie

    24:00
    Hurricane season starts soon. Researchers are projective an active summer and fall.Then, public and private broadband providers are discussing how to connect folks across Mississippi to the internet.Plus, a new documentary airs tonight about the first counter-culture rock station in the southeast. Jackson's own WZZQ.
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    24:04
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