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District alters policy after suit over ‘Jesus Loves Me’ mask
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,01/26/23-2:00AM , 929 Reads
JACKSON — A conservative legal group said Wednesday that a Mississippi school district has agreed to retract a policy that banned political or religious slogans on face masks, in response to a lawsuit from the family of a girl who was told not to wear one with the slogan “Jesus Loves Me.”
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Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson addresses the crowd at the pavilion in Founders Square at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., July 28, 2022. Watson filed qualifying papers on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, to seek a second term as Mississippi's top elections official. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi secretary of state, GOP's Watson, seeks 2nd term
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,01/25/23-5:33PM , 294 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Michael Watson filed qualifying papers Wednesday to run for a second term as Mississippi secretary of state, ending speculation that he might instead challenge Gov. Tate Reeves in the GOP primary.
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District alters policy after suit over 'Jesus Loves Me' mask
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,01/25/23-4:42PM , 244 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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Traffic leaves the front gate to the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, Miss., Nov. 17, 2021. In January 2023, lawsuits that challenged shoddy living conditions at the prison were dismissed after attorneys said improvements have been made there since 2020. The changes include installation of air conditioning in most of the prison and updates to the electrical, water and sewer systems. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Jay-Z-funded lawsuits end as Mississippi improves prison
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,01/23/23-5:41PM , 423 Reads
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