June 6, 2017
Rep. Karl Oliver, R-Winona, avoided reporters' questions and never took a point of personal privilege to apologize from the House floor for his lynching comments posted on Facebook last month, which he eventually took down, apologizing in a written statement.
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Black Lawmakers Call for Karl Oliver to Resign in Special Session
Technically, the Mississippi House of Representatives had finished its business, passing the remainder of special-session legislation, but the tension in the chamber reeked of unsettled, unfinished business.
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