• More flu shots arrive in Mississippi
  The Mississippi State Department of Health has received new supplies of the flue vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine will become available tomorrow as Dr. Risa Webb, an infectious disease consultant with the Health Department explains. (0:33)
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• Discussing Appropriations Focus of Quorum
  The legislative leadership of the appropriations committees say they're anticipating another tight budget year. Scott Phillips reports state revenue was discussed last night on Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Quorum program. (2:14)
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• Efforts underway again to toughen seat belt law
  Efforts are underway, as they have been in past years, to convince Mississippi legislators to enact a primary seat belt law. Wayne Sorge was at the capitol as the lobbying effort started for a renewed effort to get passage of such a bill. (4:09)
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• Study says public defenders economically sound
  The Legal Defense fund for the NAACP has already been advocating a state funded public defender system in Mississippi for those who cannot afford a lawyer. But as Wayne Sorge reports, the organization now cites a new study that says such a system would make good sense financially for the state.(2:26)
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• Japanese magnolias - Part 1
  Southern Gardening Radio from the Mississippi State University Extension Service serves lawn and garden enthusiasts Monday through Friday with timely information presented in a 2-minute format.

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