More than 20 percent of Mississippians -- and nearly 30 percent of children -- do not have consistent access to nutritious food. The latest cuts to food assistance programs are a step in the wrong direction.
Mississippi's new law requiring doctors to take DNA samples from umbilical cords of mothers under 16 was hailed by supporters as a key step toward combatting teen pregnancy. Instead, by ignoring the real causes of unplanned pregnancies, it risks exacerbating the problem.
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