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By 1860, Mississippi was the nation's top cotton-producing state and slaves accounted for 55% of the state population. Mississippi declared its secession from the Union on January 9, 1861, and was one of the seven original Confederate States , which constituted the largest slaveholding states in the nation.
The Mississippi Legislature has the power to write state laws [11] and craft appropriations to fund state government. [4] All bills passed by the legislature become law unless vetoed by the governor, though the body may override the veto with the approval two-thirds of the members of each House. [ 25 ]
Mississippi [1] [2] is a "shall issue" state for concealed carry. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall issue a license to carry a concealed pistol or revolver to a qualified applicant within 45 days. The license is valid for five years. Mississippi also recognizes all out-of-state carry permits as well.
In the United States, state governments are institutional units exercising functions of government at a level below that of the federal government.Each U.S. state's government holds legislative, executive, and judicial authority over [1] a defined geographic territory.
The nonprofit Mississippi Community Education Center (MCEC) received $2.5 million in federal grant funds diverted from Mississippi's TANF welfare funds, as well as tens of millions in public funds as an element of the scheme. The Mississippi state auditor has termed the scheme "the largest public embezzlement case in state
Hurricane Katrina's winds and storm surge reached the Mississippi coastline on the morning of August 29, 2005. [1] [2] beginning a two-day path of destruction through central Mississippi; by 10 a.m. CDT on August 29, 2005, the eye of Katrina began traveling up the entire state, only slowing from hurricane-force winds at Meridian near 7 p.m. and entering Tennessee as a tropical storm. [3]
Biloxi (/ b ɪ ˈ l ʌ k s i / bih-LUK-see; French:) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.It lies on the Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport to its west.
Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States.As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,161. [2] Laurel is northeast of Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first county courthouse.