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Mississippi state Sens. Rod Hickman, D-Macon, left; Michael McLendon, R-Hernando, second from left; Albert Butler, D-Port Gibson; and David Jordan, D-Greenwood, review an alternate Senate redistricting map during debate on the floor of the Senate at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., March 29, 2022. Three federal judges started hearing arguments on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in a lawsuit that challenges the racial composition of some Mississippi House and Senate districts. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Attorneys argue over whether Mississippi legislative maps dilute Black voting power
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,02/26/24-4:15PM , 386 Reads
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Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters prior to his induction to the Mississippi Hall of Fame in Jackson, Miss., Aug. 1, 2015. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch sued Mississippi Auditor Shad White on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, saying the auditor is encroaching on the attorney general's power to try to recover misspent welfare money from Favre. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Who has the power to sue Brett Favre over welfare money? 1 Mississippi Republican sues another
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Thu,02/22/24-5:16PM , 274 Reads
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Mississippi University for Women banners decorate the campus in Columbus, Miss., Oct. 23, 2023. The university, which has also enrolled men since 1982, announced Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, that it would pause its effort to choose a new name that does not include the word "Women." (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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A Mississippi university pauses its effort to remove 'Women' from its name
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Thu,02/22/24-3:24PM , 162 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One of Mississippi’s public universities is pausing its effort to switch to a name that doesn’t include the word “Women.”
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High court won’t hear suit tied to 2014 Senate race
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Wed,02/21/24-2:00AM , 579 Reads
JACKSON — The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will not consider a dispute over a lawsuit filed by the family of a Mississippi lawyer who took his own life after he was arrested and accused of providing information to people who snuck into a nursing home and photographed the ailing wife of a U.S. senator during a contentious election.
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