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Lauren Rhoades, 32, left, listens as her husband LaQuenza Morgan, 33, speaks about being checked at a roadblock a short distance from their home in north Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. The two are among several plaintiffs in a lawsuit claiming the Jackson police department is violating people's constitutional rights by using roadblocks to check for driver's licenses and car insurance in majority-Black and low-income neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi police roadblocks violate rights, lawsuit says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,02/24/22-4:42PM , 308 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Married couple LaQuenza Morgan and Lauren Rhoades say police officers conduct roadblocks every few months in their mostly Black, working-class neighborhood in Mississippi's mostly Black capital city, usually during the busiest times of day when people are going to or from work.
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Senate passes tax cut plan
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,02/24/22-2:00AM , 1365 Reads
JACKSON — The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate voted 40-11 Wednesday to pass a bill that would cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state revenue by phasing out part of the income tax and reducing the sales tax on groceries.
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Republican Sen. Daniel Sparks, of Belmont, asks a question during floor debate over a bill that would cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state revenue by phasing out part of the income tax and reducing the sales tax on groceries in Senate chamber at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. The bill passed the Senate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi Senate advances 1 tax cut plan; another awaits
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,02/23/22-1:37PM , 384 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate voted 40-11 Wednesday to pass a bill that would cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state revenue by phasing out part of the income tax and reducing the sales tax on groceries.
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Senate Finance Committee chairman Josh Harkins, R-Flowood, explains a handout chart that outlines the purposed Tax Relief Act of 2022 during a Senate Finance Committee meeting at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi Senate panel: Reduce income tax, don't erase it
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,02/22/22-12:26PM , 368 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would reduce the state income tax.
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