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147 Vermont inmates in Mississippi prison COVID-19-positive

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Nearly 150 Vermont inmates housed in a Mississippi prison have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, the head of the Vermont Corrections Department announced Wednesday. Vermont houses 219 inmates at the…

States Ban Mississippi Travel

The states of Vermont, New York and Washington are banning travel to Mississippi because of the state’s passage of a law that allows religious groups and some private businesses to refuse service to gay couples. In a message to top…