Host Adam Ganucheau and the Mississippi Today political team bring you intimate access to the most connected players and observers in Mississippi politics. This podcast is a continuation of the mission that Mississippi Today serves: To present facts, perspectives and appropriate context on all sides of a political debate. With no focus on one side of the aisle or the other, we'll also provide you the other side of a story, giving our award-winning journalists a platform to share their insigh ...
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Who, really, is pushing for an income tax elimination?
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As Republican lawmakers begin a series of fall hearings to consider an elimination of the individual income tax, Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, and Geoff Pender break down the recent history of tax cut and the politics surrounding the idea.بقلم Mississippi Today
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State economist: On average, Mississippi economy is stable
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Corey Miller, state economist and director of Mississippi's University Research Center, gives Mississippi Today's Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender a briefing on the economic state of the state, unemployment and workforce participation. He also tells a funny economist joke!بقلم Mississippi Today
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Lt. Gov. Hosemann on tax cuts, Medicaid expansion, campaign finance reform, Auditor Shad White and more
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Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann tells Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender, Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance the state's financial position should allow for cutting the state's grocery tax next year. He covers numerous other topics and also talks about state Auditor Shad White's political scorched-earth from his new book on the welfare scandal.…
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In this episode, we interview Maria Revere. She discusses her daughter's diagnosis of Edward’s syndromeTrisomy 18, the importance of faith in her life, and her own diagnosis of breast cancer. Support the Show. Thanks for listening to This Ability Podcast. If you are enjoying our podcast, be sure to like us on Facebook at This Ability Podcast page a…
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After close 2023 election loss, Brandon Presley eyes helping other Democrats
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Brandon Presley, who was elected to public office at age 23, tells Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance that he is not eyeing another run for public office after narrow loss in 2023 gubernatorial election. But Presley did not completely rule out another election run, adding that he is excited about attending this week’s Democratic Na…
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Our featured guest, Stephanie Krielow, talks to us about her advocacy to get funding for all parishes to have cameras in SPED classes, how people can advocate for change, the founding of Red Oaks Coping and the importance of faith in her life. Support the Show. Thanks for listening to This Ability Podcast. If you are enjoying our podcast, be sure t…
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Is anyone not running for Mississippi governor in 2027?
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The 2027 statewide election might seem far off to most folks, but the Neshoba County Fair made clear that Mississippi politicians are already jockeying to run for higher offices, particularly the governor's seat that will be open. Mississippi Today's Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance discuss who's looking to make a move for the state's …
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Haley Barbour recalls chaotic 1976 RNC Convention and Mississippi’s crucial role in it
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Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour talks with Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance about the contentious 1976 Republican Convention between Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. He recalls how he filibustered the media from eavesdropping on members of the Mississippi delegation as they argued by reciting the state’s 82 coun…
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In this episode, we interview Katie Haynes from Youngsville, North Carolina. She is the first person to compete in the Miss United States Agriculture pageant in a wheelchair and we talk about her pageant experience in many competitions. She has Gastroparesis and a rare form of dysautonomia called AAG, Autoimmune Autonomic Ganglionopathy. She formed…
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DNC delegate Robert Johnson says Kentucky Gov. Beshear could make impact in South as Harris’ running mate
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State Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, talks with Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance about whirlwind events surrounding the Democratic presidential nomination. Johnson is a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Senate Elections chairman says the public wants early voting
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Senate Elections Chairman Jeremy England tells Mississippi Today’s Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance that he plans again in the 2025 legislative session to push for in-person early voting and for campaign finance reform — measures he introduced this year that were unsuccessful.بقلم Mississippi Today
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In this episode, Jada Babcock discusses her son and his diagnosis of Chromosome 13 Deletion, writing her book “An Exceptional Life: A story of Faith, Missing Chromosomes, & Unconditional Love,” and the JOYHeartCollective she created with Emily Wolf on Etsy. Support the Show. Thanks for listening to This Ability Podcast. If you are enjoying our podc…
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Democratic strategist says questioning Biden’s health is understandable
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Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance talk with former Democratic state House member and attorney Brandon Jones about President Joe Biden’s health, about state Supreme Court races and a litany of ongoing federal lawsuits that could impact Mississippi politics. Jones is the director of political campaigns for the Southern Poverty Law C…
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State Sen. Hob Bryan says roads, drinking water more important than tax cuts
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State Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, covers a wide array of issues facing the state during an interview with Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender. Bryan argues Mississippi’s ability to deal with major issues will be stymied if the personal income tax is eliminated as some politicians advocate.…
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In this episode, we interview Craig Oser, Marketing Director for Special Olympics of Louisiana. He discusses the new vision for Special Olympics Louisiana and how it embraces diversity, equity and inclusion in all communities. Other topics that we discuss are the Law Enforcement Torch Run, how to volunteer, fundraisers and success stories of athlet…
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State Democratic Chair Taylor remains committed to Biden
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Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender interview Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Cheikh Taylor about President Joe Biden’s debate performance and the future of the Democratic Party in Mississippi. Taylor, a state House member from Starkville, also expressed hope that the Legislature will finally approve Medicaid expansion in the …
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In this episode, Coach Damon, Founder and Owner of Train Unique in Lafayette, Louisiana, talks about his quest to start a gym for special needs individuals. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Coach Damon has become a mentor, friend and motivational leader to many of the athletes to he encounters on a daily basis. Listen to his podcast episode to…
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Mississippi GOP Chairman Mike Hurst talks elections, party platform
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New Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Mike Hurst talks with Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance about November 2024 and 2027 elections, Medicaid expansion and party platform and why state Republicans should celebrate Juneteenth.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Insurance Commissioner Chaney says creating state health insurance exchange is a win-win
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Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender interview Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney about the impact of legislation allowing him to create a state exchange where Mississippians can sign up for health insurance instead of doing so on a federal exchange. Chaney said the new exchange would be a positive for the about 250,000 Mississippian…
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In this episode, we talk to Paul Ganucheau, Board Member with the Autism Society of Acadiana. As the first board member on the spectrum, Paul discusses peer support groups, how to be a better advocate/self-advocate, and partnerships with with other grassroots advocacy groups such Families Helping Families of Acadiana & LACan. Support the Show. Than…
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A look inside Speaker Jason White’s tax cut proposal
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Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance provide an overview of House Speaker Jason White’s plan to cut the state’s grocery tax and phase out the income tax. They also break down the select committee White formed to study state taxes.بقلم Mississippi Today
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In this episode, we sit down with Jade Viator, Director, and Caroline Billeaudeau, Community and Career Coordinator for the UL LIFE Program. The UL LIFE (Learning Is For Everyone) Program is a highly individualized certificate program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They discuss the UL LIFE Program which focuses o…
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Behind the reporting: Latest on the Rankin County “Goon Squad”
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Investigative journalists Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield join Adam Ganucheau to discuss their latest report on the Rankin County Sheriff Department’s “Goon Squad.” The reporters discuss shocking new internal police communications they obtained and published, and they discuss the importance of the ongoing reporting.…
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In this episode, Molly Guidry discusses the programs with the Down Syndrome Association of Acadiana, having a teenager with Down syndrome and her significant accomplishments. Support the Show. Thanks for listening to This Ability Podcast. If you are enjoying our podcast, be sure to like us on Facebook at This Ability Podcast page and subscribe to o…
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Presumptive Medicaid eligibility promises to improve Mississippi's high infant, maternal mortality rates, save taxpayers' money
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Community health reporter Sophia Paffenroth discusses with Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison a new law set to take effect July 1 that will provide more timely prenatal care via more easily accessed Medicaid health coverage. A majority of Mississippi births are covered by Medicaid, but delays in getting the coverage approval postpo…
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The controversial day that Robert Kennedy came to the University of Mississippi
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Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Edward Ellington talks with Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender about former U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy’s speech at the University of Mississippi less than four years after the riots that occurred after the integration of the school. Ellington, who at the time headed the Ole Miss Speaker’s Bur…
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House Minority Leader reflects on breakdown of Medicaid expansion negotiations
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Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, the House minority leader, talks with Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance on how efforts to expand Medicaid broke down during the chaotic final days of the 2024 legislative session. He hopes those efforts are revived in the 2025 session.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Original recording date: April 2019 In this interview, She discusses her’s sons rare disease diagnosis, Facebook Support Groups, Trisomy and Drew’s Journey. Support the Show. Thanks for listening to This Ability Podcast. If you are enjoying our podcast, be sure to like us on Facebook at This Ability Podcast page and subscribe to our YouTube channel…
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Original Recording Date: March 2019 In this interview, Liam Doyle discusses: Maneuvering in inaccessible areas and how to go about making change Places/events in Acadiana that are accessible and wheelchair/mobility friendly Tips on traveling-advance preparation- for traveling in a wheelchair Support the Show. Thanks for listening to This Ability Po…
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Podcast Recorded in April 2019: In this episode, Molly discusses her journey with daughter Ellie Grace, who has Down syndrome. We also talk about the various types of Down Syndrome: Trisomy 21: About 95% of people with Down syndrome have Trisomy 21.2 With this type of Down syndrome, each cell in the body has 3 separate copies of chromosome 21 inste…
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How the 2024 Medicaid expansion debate died
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Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender, and Taylor Vance discuss the breakdown of Medicaid expansion negotiations in the Legislature.بقلم Mississippi Today
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The contentious final days of the 2024 legislative session
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Mississippi Today's Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender break down the final negotiations of the 2024 legislative session's three major issues: Medicaid expansion, education funding, and retirement system reform.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Rep. Sam Creekmore says Legislature is making progress on public health, mental health reforms
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House Public Health Chairman Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, tells Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance he's hopeful he and other negotiators can strike a deal on Medicaid expansion to address dire issues in the unhealthiest state.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Medicaid expansion, other issues could make end of 2024 session chaotic
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Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance discuss the biggest issues – Medicaid expansion, school funding and PERS – that could spur contentious final days of the 2024 legislative session.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Inside faith leaders' push to expand Medicaid in Mississippi
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Mississippi Today's Adam Ganucheau sits down with Rev. Dr. Jason Coker, a Baptist pastor who is helping lead a coalition of faith leaders who are advocating for Medicaid expansion. Coker discusses why his own Mississippi upbringing and his faith have inspired him to be a leader in the push for expansion, and how the policy change could help many Mi…
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Explainer: The Legislature's dueling Medicaid expansion plans
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Mississippi Today's Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison break down the differences in the House Medicaid expansion plan and the Senate Medicaid expansion plan. They discuss where the legislative debate currently stands, where it's headed, and why some powerful leaders are still against expansion.بقلم Mississippi Today
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In funding Mississippi schools, how important is an objective funding formula?
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Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance speak with House Education Vice Chair Kent McCarty, R-Hattiesburg, about his proposal to change the way Mississippi’s K-12 public schools are funded and whether his plan is good for education.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Title: Two-thirds majority votes key for Medicaid expansion, restoring initiative
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Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance discuss a busy week at the Capitol, where legislators work to garner two-thirds majorities to pass Medicaid expansion and to restore the initiative process. As it turns out, it is the Senate thus far having trouble reaching those two-thirds majorities.…
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Attorney Rob McDuff provides update on lawsuit to create more Black-majority legislative districts
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Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance talk with Jackson attorney Rob McDuff about lawsuits involving legislative redistricting and school funding and how newspaper articles led an inquisitive 12-year-old in Hattiesburg to pursue a legal career focusing on civil rights and other social justice issues.…
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Head of initiative advocacy group optimistic for 2024 session
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Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance talk with Spence Flatgard, chair of Ballot Access Mississippi about legislation pending in 2024 session that would restore the initiative process, giving citizens right to bypass Legislature and place issues on the ballot. He cites positives and negatives from the perspective of his group with ini…
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Inside the Medicaid expansion debate at the Capitol
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Mississippi Today's Adam Ganucheau, Sophia Paffenroth, Geoff Pender, Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance detail the first earnest debate about Medicaid expansion at the Mississippi State Capitol. They discuss what various proposals would do, who is supporting them, who is opposing them, and what might be on the horizon as the debate heats up.…
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MDOT Director Brad White looks down the road at infrastructure funding needs
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Mississippi Department of Transportation Director Brad White says an influx of “one-time” state and federal money is allowing the agency to again build and widen roads. But he said the agency needs long-term, steady revenue streams to maintain them once they’re built.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Major issues developing during the 2024 session
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Mississippi Today's Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, and Taylor Vance discuss several major issues that are being debated during the 2024 legislative session. Medicaid expansion, income tax cut, retirement system changes, and felony suffrage restoration are among the topics covered.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Senate minority leader hopes Medicaid will be expanded in 2024
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Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, tells Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance that expanding Medicaid, restoring the initiative and helping the Mississippi Delta are topics he hopes will be addressed during the 2024 legislative session.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Senate Finance chairman breaks down recent economic development projects
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Senate Finance Chair Josh Harkins, R-Flowood, discusses with Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance the passage of the two major projects in consecutive weeks. The key committee chair also says he will consider tax cuts, but reiterated he wants to move cautiously and examine the overall impact of any tax reduction.…
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The ironies of Mississippi's new green energy plant
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Mississippi Today's Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, and Taylor Vance break down last week's special session in which lawmakers appropriated at least $350 million to close a deal that will bring a new green energy plant to north Mississippi.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Inauguration, committee assignments mark second week of legislative session
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Mississippi Today political reporters Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance discuss Gov. Tate Reeves’ inauguration and the committee assignments made by House Speaker Jason White and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Will Mississippi Supreme Court stop public funds from going to private schools?
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Mississippi Today’s Julia James and Bobby Harrison hear from Becky Glover, policy analyst with Parents for Public School, and Will Bardwell, senior counsel with Democracy Forward, about the scheduled Feb. 6 oral arguments before the state Supreme Court in their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of sending public funds to private schools. Ba…
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Preview: What to expect in the 2024 legislative session
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Mississippi Today's Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance preview the 2024 legislative session. They discuss major issues to watch for during the 120-day session that begins Jan. 2, and they also discuss some potential surprises.بقلم Mississippi Today
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Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove shares an incredible Super Bowl story
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Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, during a 2023 interview with Mississippi Today, shared an incredible story from earlier in his life when he got to attend a Super Bowl. Mississippi Today's Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison talk with Musgrove about the event.بقلم Mississippi Today
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