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The City of Jackson is attempting to halt a new water authority from taking over its water and sewer system. A new law that Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed earlier this month, the Metro Jackson Water Act, leaves the City without majority control of the new water board’s appointees.
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A white Mississippi state leader is calling for the elimination of the state’s only majority-Black congressional district after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act in a ruling Wednesday morning that could allow Southern states to slash Black representation in Congress.
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Lucedale plans to officially end fluoridation in its municipal water system on May 15 after years of fluoride levels falling below the city’s stated optimal range and after state violations tied to nonuse and late reporting.
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Michele Heisler and Rohini J. Haar write about the variety of less lethal weapons used in crowd control operations and how those weapons are still dangerous.
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A Mississippi bus driver shepherding about 40 children home from Hancock Middle School had an asthma attack last Wednesday that led her to black out while the bus was in drive. Quick-thinking students safely brought the vehicle to a halt.
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