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Mississippi attorneys argue in lawsuit over trans student's graduation attire
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,05/19/23-6:50PM , 557 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Opposing attorneys clashed Friday over whether a Mississippi school district can require a transgender girl to abide by a boys' dress code as she and her classmates graduate from high school this weekend.
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Jackson Police Chief James E. Davis speaks Wednesday, May 4, 2022, about a public safety initiative in Jackson, Miss. Davis announced on Friday, May 19, 2023, that he was retiring after 30 years with the Jackson Police Department, the last five as chief. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Jackson police chief announces retirement as capital city grapples with patrol issues
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,05/19/23-12:56PM , 502 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The police chief in Mississippi's capital city said Friday that he is retiring after 30 years with the Jackson Police Department and nearly five years in the top job.
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CEO of news website apologizes to Bryant
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Fri,05/19/23-2:00AM , 1594 Reads
JACKSON — An executive at a news organization has apologized to former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant for remarks she made about him and the misspending of welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S.
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Trans girl is told not to wear dress to Mississippi graduation, lawsuit says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,05/18/23-2:51PM , 381 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi school district is refusing to let a transgender girl wear a dress and heeled shoes with her graduation cap and gown for high school graduation this weekend, her family says in a federal lawsuit against the district.
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