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Ty Pinkins of Vicksburg, Miss., a plaintiff in a lawsuit that challenges Mississippi's three state Supreme Court districts, speaks about the lawsuit Monday, April 25, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. All three districts are majority-white, and about 38% of Mississippi residents are Black. The federal lawsuit says the districts violate the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution by diluting Black voting strength. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus)

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Suit: Mississippi high court districts dilute Black voting
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,04/25/22-12:01PM , 362 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi needs to update its state Supreme Court districts to ensure Black voters have a chance to elect a candidate of their choice in a state with a history of racially polarized voting, Black plaintiffs said in a lawsuit filed Monday.
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Rep. Angela Cockerham, I-Magnolia, listens as Mississippi's revenue estimate is discussed during a meeting of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi set to become final state with equal pay law
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sun,04/24/22-8:04AM , 494 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will become the final state with a law requiring equal pay for equal work by women and men.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks at a bill signing in the Governor's Mansion garden in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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New Mississippi law bans COVID-19 vaccine mandates
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sat,04/23/22-7:48AM , 447 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is enacting a new law that says state and local government agencies cannot withhold services or refuse jobs to people who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Nancy New, left, president of New Learning Resources, leaves the federal courthouse in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, March 18, 2021. On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, she pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge. Prosecutors said the company improperly obtained millions of dollars from the state of Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Education company leaders plead guilty to federal charges
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,04/21/22-1:16PM , 389 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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