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Richard Strong, left, his brother Gregory Strong, center, and Stacy Griffin pose for a photo on Sept. 9, 2021, in Indianola, Miss. They are among Black farmworkers in Mississippi who said in a lawsuit that their former employer, Pitts Farm Partnership, brought white laborers from South Africa to do the same jobs they were doing, and that the farm violated U.S. law by paying the white immigrants significantly more for the same type of work. The lawsuit and a similar one filed by other Black workers against a catfish farm in the Mississippi Delta were settled in December 2022. Terms of the settlements are private, but an attorney said the Black farmworkers will be compensated for the discrimination they suffered. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Farms settle suits on using immigrants over Black US workers
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,01/06/23-2:54PM , 360 Reads
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Mississippi lawmakers won’t challenge vetoes for projects
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Fri,01/06/23-2:00AM , 825 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers will not try to override Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ vetoes of spending for several projects, including improvements to a state-owned golf course in Jackson.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves lists the accomplishments of his administration as he speaks with reporters at the party headquarters after filing his qualifying papers to run for reelection, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi lawmakers won't challenge vetoes for projects
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Thu,01/05/23-3:55PM , 889 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers will not try to override Republican Gov. Tate Reeves' vetoes of spending for several projects, including improvements to a state-owned golf course in Jackson.
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State Sen. Angela Hill, R-Picayune, foreground, laughs with members of the country music harmony group, Chapel Hart, as she presents them with a resolution on the Senate floor at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. The group's members, Trea Swindle, left, her cousins Danica Hart, center, and her sister Devynn Hart, are from Poplarville, and made national entertainment headlines when they made the finals of a national talent show. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi lawmakers commend country trio Chapel Hart
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Wed,01/04/23-4:00PM , 436 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators on Wednesday honored Chapel Hart, a country music trio that sang their way to the fifth place last year on “America's Got Talent.”
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