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Michael Fisher gives his testimonial during the 15th Circuit Intervention Court graduation at Woodlawn church in Columbia, Miss., on Friday, May 31, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Damascus Road: Drug court changing lives, saving taxpayers ‘boatload of money’
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today
Mon,07/15/24-2:55PM , 492 Reads 5,977 Statewide
By his own analysis, Michael Fisher, 39, just a few years ago was a “dope-selling, drug-addicted failure … homeless with a needle in my arm” who’d spent about half his life in jail, on probation or on parole. He had never even gotten a driver’s license or graduated high school.
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Federal judge blocks Mississippi online age verification law
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today
Fri,07/05/24-5:45PM , 244 Reads 4,159 Statewide
A federal judge has issued an injunction halting a Mississippi law requiring online platforms to verify the ages of users.
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Thomas Duff gives the keynote speech during the 15th Circuit Intervention Court graduation at Woodlawn church in Columbia, Miss., on Friday, May 31, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Will a Mississippi billionaire run for governor in the poorest state?
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today
Fri,06/07/24-11:15AM , 414 Reads 9,394 Statewide
The richest man in the poorest state in America is contemplating a run for Mississippi governor.
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Pender: Does Mississippi have any campaign finance rules? Legislative inaction, AG’s statements leave doubt
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today
Wed,06/05/24-1:15PM , 441 Reads 6,623 Statewide
Below is a political analysis column by Geoff Pender:

An attempt to reform Mississippi’s lax, antiquated and jacked-up campaign finance laws went over like a lead balloon with lawmakers in this year’s legislative session, with Republicans and Democrats alike gutting and deriding the reform bill before killing it.
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