Attorney General Lynn Fitch on June 24 will be a keynote speaker at the National Celebrate Life Day rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Mississippi's Dobbs decision in Washington, D.C.
There were 12 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Mississippi during the week ending June 24, an increase over the previous week.
There were 148 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Mississippi in the week ending June 17, making up 24.5% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
There were 11 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Mississippi during the week ending June 24, a 21.4% decrease from the previous week.
Mississippi's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending June 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., on June 22 released the following statement after a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing to consider appointments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
There were 30 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Mississippi in the week ending June 17, making up five% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
There were 32 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Mississippi in the week ending June 17, making up 5.3% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., joined with colleagues to reintroduce the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP-RE) Act of 2023.
There were 15 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Mississippi in the week ending June 17, making up 2.5% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Mississippi during the week ending June 17, a decrease from the previous week.
There were 33 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Mississippi in the week ending June 17, making up 5.5% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
Republican Rep. Michael Guest voted for a resolution last week to repeal a new Biden administration rule that critics say is “unconstitutional” and “onerous” in the way it regulates the ownership of stabilizing pistol braces.
In celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, in cooperation with Her PLAN, Heartbeat International, and eight of her fellow Attorneys General, is leading a multi state donation drive to support more than 60 pregnancy centers across the U.S. from June 20-24. Click here to view a video message from General Fitch.
There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Mississippi in the week ending June 17, making up less than 1.7% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.