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Minnesota Democrat Flanagan Battles Fraud Scandal Stigma in Competitive Senate Primary★ Preteen Suicide Rate Reaches Highest Level in Decades, Straining Mental Health System★ Rhode Island Governor’s Race Reignites CVS Opioid Settlement Dispute as Foulkes’ Pharmacy Record Faces New Scrutiny★ New Hampshire Enforces Mixed-Use Housing Law as Towns Weigh Density Limits★ Federal Housing Law Clears Hurdle, But Investor Restrictions Unlikely to Ease Massachusetts Shortage★ Alaska Lawmakers Convene Third Special Session on Natural Gas Pipeline With Little Progress in Sight★ Trump Pressures Senate to Remain in Session Until Voter ID Bill Passes★ Honolulu Rail Project Faces Probable One-Year Delay as Cost Tops $10 Billion★ Minnesota Democrat Flanagan Battles Fraud Scandal Stigma in Competitive Senate Primary★ Preteen Suicide Rate Reaches Highest Level in Decades, Straining Mental Health System★ Rhode Island Governor’s Race Reignites CVS Opioid Settlement Dispute as Foulkes’ Pharmacy Record Faces New Scrutiny★ New Hampshire Enforces Mixed-Use Housing Law as Towns Weigh Density Limits★ Federal Housing Law Clears Hurdle, But Investor Restrictions Unlikely to Ease Massachusetts Shortage★ Alaska Lawmakers Convene Third Special Session on Natural Gas Pipeline With Little Progress in Sight★ Trump Pressures Senate to Remain in Session Until Voter ID Bill Passes★ Honolulu Rail Project Faces Probable One-Year Delay as Cost Tops $10 Billion★

Legislature seeks to sidestep advisory council in spending opioid settlement funds

5 killed after train and van collide in train crossing in rural Mississippi

Natural gas pipes pulled loose before deadly explosions in Mississippi, investigators say

This Mississippi bill could make 50-50 joint custody the standard in divorces

Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding

Red tape in Mississippi’s food assistance program could cost taxpayers $120 million

Secretary of state’s push to use unverified addresses from credit agency for ‘election integrity’ left some legitimate voters inactive during primaries

SPLC lawsuit seeks number and cause of Hinds County jail deaths

Trump administration adds State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney to short list of nominees for CDC director

US Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots as it hears Mississippi case

Reporting project on Mississippi ICE detention center needs your help