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State Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Wednesday November 13, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Miss. A.G. Fitch Files Brief in Support of First Amendment
JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 13 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed an amicus brief today at the U.S. Supreme Court, along with 17 other attorneys general, to protect students' First Amendment free speech rights. The brief from the attorneys general asks the Supreme Court to hear L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts "Free speech is a fundamental freedom, a foundation for all our liberties. The Supreme Court has l  more

Mississippi Department of Health: Smokers are 40% More Likely to Develop Diabetes
JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Mississippi Department of Health issued the following news release: As we continue to recognize National Diabetes Month, the Mississippi State Department of Health is highlighting a major risk factor of the deadly chronic disease: smoking. "If you smoke, you are 30 to 40 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than someone who doesn't," said Tiffany Johnson, Interim Director of the Office of Tobacco Control at MSDH. Smoking not only increas  more

WKU Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging Receives $503,000 Grant for Implementation of Bingocize
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 13 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Kentucky Division of Medicaid recently awarded the Western Kentucky University Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging (CASHA) a 3-year, Civil Money Penalty (CMP) award to implement Bingocize(R) - a strategic combination of exercise and the game of bingo - in 38 Certified Nursing Facilities (CNF) across the state of Kentucky. This is the 10t  more