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City & County
Jackson, It’s Time to Go to Work
We're excited to see the work, progress, ideas, energy and journey of the Lumumba administration unfold, and we plan to hold them accountable and suggest solutions every step of the …
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Civil Rights
Legal Fight Against HB 1523 Continues
What critics call the nation's "most discriminatory anti-LGBT law" took effect in Mississippi last week after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the lower court's injunction on …
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Civil Rights
Three Chicago Officers Accused of Lying About Teen's Shooting
Three Chicago police officers have been indicted on charges that they conspired to cover up and lie about what happened when a white police officer shot a black teenager 16 …
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National
Former Trump Campaign Chairman Registers as Foreign Agent
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for political consulting work he did for a Ukrainian political party, acknowledging …
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Health Care
State: Lawyers Sure Abortion Licensing Laws Constitutional
After court victories against abortion laws in Texas and Louisiana, a reproductive rights group filed a federal challenge on Tuesday of a Louisiana licensing law it blames for more than …
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Crime
Three Accused in Child's Death to Appear in Court Monday
Three Mississippi teenagers charged in connection with the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy are scheduled to appear in court Monday.
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National
'Pharma Bro' Defies Advice to Keep Quiet Before Fraud Trial
Even with his federal securities fraud trial set to begin Monday, former pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli has blatantly defied his attorneys' advice to lay low.
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LGBT
Supreme Court Takes on New Clash of Gay Rights, Religion
The Supreme Court is taking on a new clash between gay rights and religion in a case about a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in Colorado.
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LGBT
House Bill 1523 Becomes Law after 5th Circuit Overturns Injunction
The controversial "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Religious Discrimination Act" is now state law, after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the 2016 injunction that prevented House Bill …
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Still Fighting at Home: Transgender Veterans Caught in the Flux
Some top-down changes coming soon to the VA could help alleviate inadvertent or purposeful discrimination against LGBT veterans. Due to a recent change, all VA medical centers now have the …
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City & County
Creating a Culture of Wellness in Jackson
When a company considers relocating or expanding to a city, it considers more than the conditions of its streets. The health of the population is also a factor because it …
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Editorial
Democracy Only Works in Public View
The Mississippi attorney general's office releasing the TAC report, which details how the state should work to fix its children's mental- and behavioral-health care system, this week is just one …
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Civil Rights
Trump, DeVos Allowing Bigotry in Public Schools
In a presidential administration filled with shocking moments, it was a New York Times headline that crystallized the Trump crowd's disdain for children of color for me. "Education Dept. Says …
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Development
How Affordable is Housing in Mississippi?
Rental housing in Mississippi is not very affordable, the new "Out of Reach 2017" report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition shows.
