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Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn of Clinton, speaks to members in the House Chamber, Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. Lawmakers in both chambers faced a deadline for reconsideration and passage of general bills and constitutional amendments that originated in the other house. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi session: Yes to moms' Medicaid, no to tax cuts
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Sat,04/01/23-3:12PM , 516 Reads
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Rep. Zakiya Summers, D-Jackson speaks against passage of the controversial Jackson Capitol Complex Improvement District bill in the House Chamber, Friday, March 31, 2023, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi closer to more state police in mostly Black city
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Fri,03/31/23-7:15PM , 374 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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Senate Judiciary A Committee Chairman Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, calls out for support to help to combat crime in Jackson, Miss., by supporting the controversial Jackson Capitol Complex Improvement District bill, Thursday, March 30, 2023, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi pushes more state policing in mostly Black city
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Thu,03/30/23-8:20PM , 311 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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Mississippi state Sen. Juan Barnett, D-Heidelberg, left, speaks at a news conference Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., while surrounded by other members of the Legislative Black Caucus. Several caucus members denounced a vote by the Republican-led Senate to reject the nomination of Robert P. Taylor as Mississippi superintendent of education. Taylor would have been the second Black person to hold the job. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus)

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Rejection of Black educator angers some Mississippi senators
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Wed,03/29/23-8:03PM , 276 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday against confirming veteran educator Robert P.
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