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Arkela Lewis, bottom right, mother of Jaylen Lewis, who was shot to death during an encounter with officers of the Mississippi Capitol Police department, testifies before members of the Jackson delegation of the Mississippi Legislature at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Monday, March 6, 2023. Lewis was one of several witnesses who spoke against a bill that would increase state involvement in the Hinds County court system and expand the jurisdiction of Capitol Police inside the city of Jackson. The hearing drew a large number of spectators. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Slain man's mother decries plan to expand Mississippi police
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Mon,03/06/23-6:44PM , 540 Reads
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FILE _ Jackson State University Thomas K. Hudson, right, presidents an honorary degree to JSU president emeritus John A Peoples Jr. on Oct. 28, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. The board that governs Mississippi's eight public universities put Hudson on paid administrative leave on Thursday, March 2, 2023, and named Elaine Hayes-Anthony as temporary acting president. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File

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Jackson State president put on leave, temporary leader named
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Fri,03/03/23-8:59AM , 882 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The president of Jackson State University has been put on paid administrative leave, and a longtime faculty member has been named temporary acting president.
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This Feb. 5, 2020, booking photo provided by Hinds County Detention Center shows former wrestler Brett DiBiase in Raymond, Miss. DiBiase pleaded guilty Thursday, March 2, 2023, to a federal charge related to misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help needy families in Mississippi. DiBiase faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine for his plea to conspiracy to defraud the federal government. (Hinds County Detention Center via AP, File)

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Ex-wrestler pleads guilty again in Mississippi welfare fraud
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Thu,03/02/23-6:34PM , 427 Reads
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A protester holds a poster calling for lawmakers to vote against House Bill 1125, which would ban gender-affirming care for trans children at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for minors
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Tue,02/28/23-1:50PM , 414 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov.
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