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    Mississippi has the worst hunger rate in the country. Why do we make it so hard to get food assistance?

    More than 20 percent of Mississippians -- and nearly 30 percent of children -- do not have consistent access to nutritious food. The latest cuts to food assistance programs are a step in the wrong direction.

    By Tyler Mac Innis
    February 5, 2014

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