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Ted Henifin, interim third-party manager appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to help fix the long-troubled water system of the Mississippi's capital city, speaks about the expansive list of reforms the city's water department is undertaking, June 5, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. Henifin is also being assigned to correct problems with Jackson's sewer system, under an order by a federal judge on Wednesday, July 26. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Court-appointed manager of Mississippi capital water system gets task of fixing sewage problems
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,07/26/23-3:52PM , 478 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The independent manager working to fix the long-troubled water system in Mississippi's capital city will also be assigned to oversee repairs to the city’s deteriorating sewer system, under an order filed Wednesday.
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A sign encouraging voters to vote absentee in light of COVID-19 precautions rests on the grounds of the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. A federal judge issued an order Tuesday, July 25, 2023, to block a new Mississippi law that would restrict who could help people with absentee voting.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi can't restrict absentee voting assistance this year, US judge says as he blocks law
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,07/26/23-10:39AM , 695 Reads
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State Sen. Jeremy England, R-Vancleave, presents legislation in the Senate Chamber at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Feb. 1, 2023. England says he intentionally wore an embarrassing Halloween costume to raise money for breast cancer research — a shiny pink bodysuit with a short pink skirt. Now, three years later, England says a photo of him in the outfit is being misused in an increasingly divisive GOP primary as he supports Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann for reelection. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi senator says tutu photo is misused in campaign. He's raising money for cancer research
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sat,07/22/23-12:26PM , 1526 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican state Sen. Jeremy England says he intentionally wore what he considers a “very embarrassing” Halloween costume to raise money for breast cancer research — a shiny pink bodysuit with a short pink skirt.
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Religious exemptions for child vaccinations now allowed
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sat,07/15/23-2:00AM , 1187 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations that children must receive before attending day care or school.
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