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Civil rights attorney demands footage in fatal police chase, but city lawyer says none exists
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,04/16/24-3:31PM , 359 Reads
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FILE—Mississippi state Rep. Joey Hood, R-Ackerman, speaks with reporters at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Feb. 28, 2023. Hood spoke on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in favor of a bill that would limit where transgender people can use bathrooms or locker rooms in public buildings. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi bill would limit where transgender people can use bathrooms in public buildings
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,04/10/24-7:47PM , 381 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday in favor of a measure that would restrict transgender people's use of bathrooms and locker rooms in public buildings, including university dormitories.
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Mississippi State Sens. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, left, David Jordan, D-Greenwood, center, and Michael McLendon, R-Hernando, confer over proposed legislation in the Senate chamber Tuesday at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (By The Associated Press)

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Senate blocks proposal to revise school funding formula
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,04/10/24-2:00AM , 390 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi legislators are unlikely to create a new funding formula for public schools this year, after senators blocked a House proposal Tuesday.
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Mississippi State Education Committee Chairman Sen. Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, explains his opposition to a revised education bill in the Senate chamber, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi Senate blocks House proposal to revise school funding formula
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,04/09/24-1:50PM , 984 Reads
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