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Dozens of workers reject union at big Nissan Tennessee plant
Unions have run into opposition from Republican politicians when they attempt to organize at foreign automakers in the South, including in Tennessee.
Daily Archives: March 17, 2023
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Ex-Nonprofit head pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud
A sentencing hearing for Christi Webb has been set for June 16.
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Mississippi Governor OKs longer postpartum Medicaid coverage
Mississippi health officials have predicted the state could see an increase of 5,000 births per year because of abortion restrictions.
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State and US officials tout spending to plug ‘orphan wells’
The Biden administration plans to tackle the problem nationally with $4.7 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in late 2021.
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Louisiana environmental secretary Chuck Carr Brown resigns
DEQ Assistant Secretary for Assessment Roger Gingles was named interim secretary.
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Court: 2020 sales tax can fund Little Rock highway project
The half-cent sales tax takes effect in July, and the state had committed to use $350 million in revenue from it for the I-30 project.
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Arkansas lawmakers OK bill increasing homestead tax credit
More than 711,000 people received the tax credit in 2022.
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North Carolina Senate reduces wait for unsupervised driving
North Carolina has a three-step graduated license system for teen drivers that can begin at 15.
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Kentucky Senate passes bill to legalize medical marijuana
Under the measure, medical cannabis could be prescribed for a specific list of conditions.
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Kentucky lawmakers pass bill to make hazing a crime
The anti-hazing bill would create a felony crime for hazing that results in the death or serious injury of a student.