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Special interest money bad for voters, good for politicians: Legislative recap
It appears the state is on track to continue to have some of the weakest, least enforced campaign finance laws and disclosure. It's also on track to not reinstate voters' right to put issues on a…
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4mLexington faces new lawsuit, days after settling with Justice Department
The Southern Poverty Law Center and the ACLU of Mississippi are representing Lexington resident Terrance Gypson, who alleges police threw him to the ground and arrested him without probable cause because he was taking a video of them.
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7mTrump rallying in Mississippi on Monday to support Hyde-Smith
Hyde-Smith said Trump is 'trying to be helpful' and that if he would like to campaign for her in a Mississippi stop, 'that would be fine.'
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4mJudge denies Trump administration request to dismiss NAACP lawsuit against xAI
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can intervene in the NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, but blocked the federal government’s attempt to dismiss the case.
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6mReceiver leading the Hinds County jail says officials give him too little money and information
The receiver who oversees the troubled Hinds County jail says county officials are giving him too little information and too little money. An attorney for the county says the receiver should be clearer in communication about spending.
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14mOne year after Leland mass shooting, no indictments, only questions
Leland has marked a year since a homecoming block party in the heart of downtown erupted in gunfire, claiming the lives of eight people and leaving grieving families and the community to process the tragedy. Families of the victims and residents returned to Main and Fourth Streets on the Oct. 11 anniversary of the nation’s […]