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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., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. Favre has filed lawsuits accusing the Mississippi state auditor and two national sportscasters of defaming him in public discussions about the misspending of welfare money. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case
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Thu,02/09/23-4:58PM , 394 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed lawsuits Thursday in Mississippi, accusing the state auditor and two national sportscasters of defaming him in public discussions about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in one of the poorest states in the nation.
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Sen. John Horhn, D-Jackson, stands with members of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus, and expresses the group's disappointment at the passage of House Bill 1020, legislation that would create a separate court system in the Capitol Complex Improvement District, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Lawmaker: Power struggle is 'decapitation' of Black-run city
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,02/08/23-5:24PM , 331 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Black lawmakers in Mississippi are denouncing efforts by the majority-white and Republican-led state Legislature to grab power from the majority-Black and Democratic-led capital city of Jackson.
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Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, answers questions regarding proposed House Bill 1020 that would create a separate district composed of appointed prosecutors and judges for the Capitol Complex Improvement District for a portion of Jackson, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol, in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi House OKs court with unelected judges in Jackson
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,02/07/23-9:26PM , 279 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi House on Tuesday passed a bill to create a new court district in part of the capital city of Jackson with judges who would be appointed rather than elected.
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Sen. David Jordan, D-Greenwood, right, confers with Sen. Lydia Chassaniol, R-Winona, in the Senate Chamber, as lawmakers consider bills on their calendar Friday at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (Associated Press)

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State mulls easing limits on public hospitals
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sat,02/04/23-2:00AM , 1000 Reads
JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate voted Friday to ease some restrictions on community-owned hospitals by letting them consolidate or collaborate with health care facilities outside their current service areas.
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