Tag: Mississippi

Coalition of People Injured by COVID Vaccines Speak at Mississippi Capitol

JACKSON, Miss.—Because their stories don’t fit the “safe and effective” narrative about the COVID-19 vaccines, people with vaccine injuries have been—as one person reported—“left in the shadows.” Accompanied by physicians and scientists, the vaccine injured shared their stories on Feb. 27–28 at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson as a part of a campaign held by…


Doctors, Scientists Call on Mississippi Officials to Take COVID Vaccines Off the Market

JACKSON, Miss.—The group of physicians, vaccine-injured people, and whistleblowers speaking at the Mississippi Capitol building on Monday and Tuesday weren’t asking state officials to cease all COVID-19 vaccinations and to convene a grand jury to investigate its rollout in the state. They were demanding it. “Stop the shots” was the refrain of those who had…


Mississippi Senate Passes Bill Banning Direct Sale of Electric Vehicles

The Mississippi Senate on Mar. 2 voted to approve a bill clarifying the state’s franchise laws as they pertain to vehicles in a move that could restrict the electric vehicle (EV) industry from expanding. The legislation, House Bill 401 (pdf), was introduced by Republican Rep. Trey Lamar of Senatobia and passed by a vote of 38–14….


Mississippi Bans ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors

Mississippi has become the latest state to ban health care professionals from providing “gender-affirming care” for transgender youth in what officials say will stop the attempt to “push a sick and twisted ideology” on children. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, signed the GOP-led House Bill 1125, also known as the “Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act” into…


19 State Attorneys General Warn Grocers, Big-Box Retailers Against Mailing Abortion Pills

The attorneys general of 19 different states have sent a letter to Costco and Kroger warning the retail brands against sending abortion pills through the mail. Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced updated rules that allow stores with pharmacies, such as Costco and Kroger, to dispense the abortion drug mifepristone through…


Mississippi Senate Approves Bill to Ban Gender Alteration Procedures on Minors

The Mississippi Senate has approved a bill banning permanent medical intervention for minors who believe they are experiencing gender dysphoria. Mississippi House Bill 1125, titled the “Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures Act,” prohibits physicians in the state from prescribing pharmaceutical and surgical alterations in an attempt to change a child’s gender. The bill’s sponsor, Republican state…


Mississippi Medicaid Comes Out Against ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children

As the Mississippi Senate considers a bill that would ban the use of pharmaceuticals and sex reassignment surgery for minors who think they are experiencing gender dysphoria, the state’s leading health coverage company has taken a firm stance against the procedures. The Mississippi Division of Medicaid said it agreed with a report from the Florida…


6 Dead After Shooting Rampage in Small Mississippi Town, Suspect Arrested

A shooting spree at multiple locations left six people dead in the small rural Mississippi town of Arkabutla near the Tennessee state line on Friday, according to officials. The suspect, who is said to have “acted alone,” has been taken into custody, according to Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.). “I’ve been briefed on the series of…


6 Shot Dead in Rural Mississippi Town: Media Reports

Six people were shot dead on Friday in multiple locations in a rural hamlet in Tate County, Mississippi, and a suspect was in custody, according to media reports, citing the county sheriff. Among the victims are a man fatally shot in a store and a woman killed inside a home, WMC-TV reported, citing Tate County…


6 Fatally Shot in Small Mississippi Town, Suspect in Custody

ARKABUTLA, Miss.—Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line, and authorities blamed a lone suspect who was taken into custody. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin confirmed the killings in Arkabutla, in Tate County, to The Associated Press. Gov. Tate…