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‘Out to get Jackson’: Bill to create separate courts, police for part of capital city advances over protest
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,03/31/23-2:34PM , 1,029 Reads 11,020 Statewide
Legislation that has brought hours of bitter debate, has inspired broad negative national attention and has racially divided the Mississippi Legislature about its capital city of Jackson took a penultimate step towards reaching the governor’s desk Thursday night.
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- State Sen. Chris McDaniel announces that he is running for lieutenant governor during a press conference at the Mississippi Republican Party Headquarters in Jackson, Miss., January 30, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
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Hosemann accuses McDaniel of ‘clear violations’ of law with campaign money
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,03/27/23-9:46AM , 644 Reads 9,631 Statewide
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s campaign has filed a complaint accusing his Republican primary challenger state Sen. Chris McDaniel of “clear violations of Mississippi law” with his campaign money.
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- Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, right, prepares for legislative session at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
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House leaders say they won’t fully fund MAEP ‘black hole’ as lawmakers try to reach budget agreement
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,03/27/23-8:56AM , 544 Reads 14,756 Statewide
Lawmakers on Saturday continued to haggle particulars of a roughly $7 billion state budget, and reported some progress.
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- A voter walks into Twin Lakes Baptist Church in Madison, Miss., Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
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Senate kills Mississippi ballot initiative without a vote
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,03/24/23-2:02PM , 258 Reads 6,804 Statewide
The Senate on Thursday let a measure that would restore voters’ right to sidestep the Legislature and put measures on a statewide ballot die without taking a vote.
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