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Mississippi Senate Education Committee member David Parker, R-Olive Branch, asks a question during a legislative committee update at the state Capitol, Feb. 8, 2024, in Jackson, Miss. Parker legislation to restore a statewide ballot initiative process passed the state Senate on Thursday, March 14, but its path to becoming law has narrowed amid mixed support from lawmakers. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi ballot initiative process faces narrowing path to being restored
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Thu,03/14/24-5:18PM , 422 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A push to revive Mississippi's ballot initiative process is in peril as proposals are receiving weak support from Senate Republicans, and the House and Senate are pushing significantly different plans.
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House Medicaid Committee Chairman Joey Hood, R-Ackerman, listens as committee members offer comment at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. House lawmakers in Mississippi approved a bill Wednesday, March 13, 2024, that would define sex as binary, following the lead of Republican-controlled legislatures around the country aiming to restrict the legal recognition of transgender identities. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Transgender recognition would be blocked under Mississippi bill defining sex as 'man' or 'woman'
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Wed,03/13/24-4:14PM , 508 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sex would be defined as binary under a bill passed Wednesday by Mississippi House lawmakers following the lead of Republican-controlled legislatures around the country that are aiming to restrict the legal recognition of transgender identities.
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Mississippi Sen. David Parker, R-Olive Branch, speaks during a debate at the state Capitol, Feb. 7, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. For the second year in a row, the Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that would transfer control of the state capital's troubled water system to a regional board. Parker introduced a slightly modified version of the bill after it died in the House last session. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi Senate votes to change control of Jackson's troubled water system
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,03/12/24-4:37PM , 250 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — For the second year in a row, the Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that would transfer control of the state capital city's troubled water system to a regional board.
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Mississippi Sen. Scott DeLano, R-Biloxi, presents an appropriations bill for a vote in the Senate chamber at the state Capitol, March 15, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. Under a bill passed by the state Senate on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, local prosecutors could charge people who possess and manufacture modified machine guns. These weapons, which are made with 3-D printers and can be bought on the internet, can fire multiple rounds at a rapid clip. The proliferation of these devices has led to deadly crimes, DeLano said. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi lawmakers moving to crack down on machine gun conversion devices
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Wed,03/06/24-5:26PM , 481 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Legislation advancing in Mississippi — where lawmakers are typically loathe to introduce new gun restrictions — would ban most devices used to convert semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic ones.
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