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Mississippi State Sen. Willie Simmons, D-Cleveland, urged his colleagues to support a new map that would redraw State Senate District 22 to increase black voting strength.

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Mississippi Senate Approves New Map to Boost Black Voting Power

Mississippi lawmakers are working to redraw the lines of a state senate district that two federal courts ruled dilutes black voting power.

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