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The U.S. Supreme Court says women in all states can continue to access a key abortion medication through the mail. The ruling lasts indefinitely while an anti-abortion lawsuit continues. 

A lawsuit, filed on behalf of the city of Jackson and two residents, is asking the federal court to order release of American Rescue Plan Act funds to the city, focusing on extra barriers state lawmakers enacted for Jackson to access the matching funds.

Louisiana lawmakers are advancing a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the previous one. The new plan would eliminate a majority-Black district. The plan goes to the House for consideration.

Hosemann’s decision follows House Speaker Jason White’s recent announcement that he has created a select committee to study redistricting ahead of the 2027 legislative session. 

Republican senators in Louisiana have advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black U.S. House districts for this year’s elections. Meanwhile, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that he is calling lawmakers back to work to consider redistricting. The Georgia session in June will focus on changes for the 2028 elections for both U.S. House and state legislative districts.

Restoring numbers of the endangered Pearl River map turtle would take about 60 years, under a proposal.

Mississippi showed negligible growth in students’ average reading scores from 2022 to 2025, new data analysis shows.

Last weekend’s rainfall put stress on the Jackson County sewer systems, causing a section of a line installed roughly 50 years ago to rupture.

Reeves said he wants Mississippi to redraw its congressional and legislative districts after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, but did not lay out a specific timeline for that.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has directed officials in all 50 states to share plans to swiftly revalidate high-risk Medicaid providers within 10 days and provide a two-year strategy for reviewing all providers within 30 days.