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Mississippi is joining a growing number of states that are banning the production and sale of lab-grown meat. Florida was the first state to pass legislation regulating the products, followed by Alabama. Mississippi Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson says the bill will help support our farmers and ranchers. The bill passed without the Governor's signature and will go into effect on July 1.

It will be gorgeous across Mississippi this Wednesday, with plenty of sunshine and highs in the 70s.

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Drexler Johnson, the man accused of killing three people at a gas station in State Line on New Year's Day, has had a court hearing date set. Plus, a DeSoto Central Elementary School teacher has been arrested on child porn charges.

The Trump administration's firing of around 16,000 federal workers was allowed to hold in a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday.

A Saltillo man was arrested Monday and charged with capital murder in connection with the death of a 3 month old child. Plus, MEMA has updated their damage reports from the severe weather that hit Mississippi from April 2 through 6. READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/20-counties-see-damage-after-several-rounds-of-severe-weather-in-mississippi/

Jamal Roberts is the latest Mississippian to crack the top 24 of "American Idol," putting the Meridian native into the competition’s live-voting rounds. Plus, the highly anticipated opening of Mississippi's first Buc-ee's has been announced.

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Mississippi was well-represented when Florida cut down the nets following a hard-fought win over Houston in the national championship on Monday night.

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Governor Tate Reeves will call a special session so lawmakers can pass a state budget. Legislators recently ended the legislative session without it, but Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann says they're still working on appropriations bills. Hosemann has major concerns about the impact of federal cuts. U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has notified education departments that funding from the CARES Act would be frozen immediately, leaving the state Department of Education with a funding hole of more than $137 million.

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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, a diversified technologies company, has partnered with an Israeli defense company to produce a missile in Tupelo. On Monday, officials signed a memorandum of understanding with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to be its partner and the United States’s prime contractor to manufacture a long-range, precision-guided strike missile. The “Bullseye” missile, which will be made in the Magnolia State, is expected to provide multi-platform launch capabilities from air, ground, and sea for strike mass at an economic-friendly cost.

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The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is reallocating $120 million from the Mississippi Department of Health. Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann has communicated with State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney, who has outlined several programs that will be impacted by the cuts. It will be up to state lawmakers to determine whether to replace those programs with funds from Mississippi.