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Georgia to Execute Mentally Handicapped Man Monday
U.S. Poverty on Track to Rise to Highest Since 1960s
Victory for Gun Control in Georgia Dwarfed by Reality in Aurora
Missouri Teen Starts Project to Help Colorado Shooting Victims
Episcopal Bishop Says Yes to Same-Sex Blessings, but Not in Alabama
Could Gambling Doom Maryland’s Marriage Equality Law?
Mississippi’s United Methodists Appoint First-Ever Black Bishop
Tennessee Mosque Ruling Wins Praise from Muslims
Alabama Tornadoes: Storm-Scarred Area Healing, but Long Way to Go
Tennessee Couple Holds Wedding … in Hospital
Southern Scrumptious Products Now Available for Purchase
North Carolinian Wins Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West
EDUCATION (TOP)
South Carolina Education Lottery: Where Does Your Dollar Go?
North Carolina Program Aims to Get Fresh Produce into Schools
Virginia Seeks Plan after No Child Waiver
At Georgia Conference, an All-Out Assault on Zero-Tolerance
Dropout Rates Won’t Factor in Mississippi School Ratings
HIGHER ED (TOP)
U.S. News Ranks West Virginia University Hospitals Tops in State
Kentucky Wesleyan Students Research How Veterans Readjust to Civilian Life
Georgia Graduate Students Test Effect of Power Plant on Town
Tennessee Volunteers Build, Dedicate House to Local Family
Tough Times for Colleges — and College Towns
ENVIRONMENT (TOP)
Florida Bird May Soon be Extinct
10 States to Intervene in Lawsuit Against EPA
Missouri Avoided Superfund, Taxpayers Get the Bill
Some Burn Bans Dropped as Above-Normal Rains Ease Mississippi Drought
Missouri, Kansas Farmers Cope with Worst Drought in 50 Years
‘Mighty Mississippi’ Less Mighty After Drought Drains Levels
More Alabama Women Learn Hunting, Fishing Skills
HEALTH (TOP)
Southern Maryland Hospital Center to Notify Patients of Possible Hepatitis-C Exposure
Group Marches in D.C. ahead of AIDS Conference
D.C. has ‘Come a Long Way’ in Fight Against HIV
AIDS Conference Occurs at Key Turning Point
West Nile Update: Texas, Louisiana Record More Cases
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY (TOP)
Study: BP Oil Spill Key Ingredient in Dolphin Deaths
Experts: Some Fracking Critics Use Bad Science
Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math
Wallops Island Launch Delayed Until Monday
DWI Tracking System Idea Gains Steam in Louisiana
BUSINESS (TOP)
Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Changes Go into Effect
In Northwest Louisiana, Glut of Natural Gas Puts Brakes on Economy
Florida Keys’ Booming Tourism Leads to Low Unemployment
North Carolina Probe of Duke Energy Merger Continues
Bankers Planning to Buy Up Florida Banks Find Slim Pickings
POLITICS For additional regional political coverage, visit our sister site: The Locust Fork News-Journal (TOP)
Three-fourths Vote for Arkansas Medicaid Expansion Far from Easy
Medicaid Expansion Estimates Vary
Alabama Weighs Costs, Benefits of Medicaid Expansion under Affordable Care Act
Florida Democrats Seek to Limit GOP Cash
Looking at Immigration Laws in Alabama, Arizona
Virginia Wants Arizona Immigration Law, but Already Has One
Mississippi Mulls Child-Care Center Rules
Alabama Ranks Second in U.S. for Women Murdered in Domestic Violence
Louisiana Tax Exemptions Need Thorough Review — Public Affairs Research Council
Georgia Approves Online Lottery Sales
ELECTIONS (TOP)
Voter ID Could Hurt 48,000 in Mississippi
Arkansas AG: Reject Challenge to Casino Proposal
Sharp Exchanges Punctuate First Debate for Virginia’s U.S. Senate Seat
Ambiguity Restored to Missouri Campaign Finance Reports
Nearly 60 Candidates for Georgia’s General Assembly have Owed Taxes, Faced Liens
PUBLIC SAFETY/DEFENSE (TOP)
90-year-old North Carolina Prisoner Dies
Decades After Slaying, Mississippi Family Seeks Justice
Louisiana Woman Falls to Death from Hotel Balcony
Florida Child Care Worker Arrested for Sexual Battery
Georgia Pot Farm, Cop’s Pants End Up in Flames
Kentucky Teen Faces Charges for Tweeting Sexual Attackers’ Names
Still No Word on Missing Mississippi Man
Thief Steals from Girl with Special Needs
Grant to Help Homeless East Tennessee Veterans
Court Martial Set in North Carolina after Private’s Suicide
Louisiana Sailor Dies in Oman Helicopter Crash
COMMENTARY (TOP)
Continuity, Change in Southern Race Game
Louisiana’s Beach Problem Doesn’t Start on Coast
South Carolina Cannot Afford to Reject Expanding Medicaid Program
For Many Maryland Juveniles, Parole is Out of Reach
Educational Opportunity Good for All
Atlanta’s Higher Education Brand Broader than Just Research Universities
Southeast Louisiana Hospital’s Closure Will Have Lasting Impact