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EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS

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Education|Political|US

Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96

Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday

Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Political|US

Women represent half of the US. But they sometimes lack clout in budget and tax talks

Women represent half of the U.S. population

Health|News|US

Federal appeals court reverses ruling that found Mississippi discriminated in mental health care

A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that found Mississippi relies too much on institutionalizing people with mental health conditions rather than providing care in their communities

Federal appeals court reverses ruling that found Mississippi discriminated in mental health care
News|US|World

Hollis Watkins, who was jailed multiple times for challenging segregation in Mississippi, dies at 82

Longtime Mississippi civil rights activist Hollis Watkins has died

Hollis Watkins, who was jailed multiple times for challenging segregation in Mississippi, dies at 82
Election|News|US

Southern Republicans look to nationalize 2023 governors' races by invoking Biden

President Joe Biden’s name isn't on the ballot in 2023

Southern Republicans look to nationalize 2023 governors' races by invoking Biden
Election|US

In Mississippi, most voters will have no choice about who represents them in the Legislature

Most voters in Mississippi will have no choice this year when it comes to who represents them in the state House and Senate

In Mississippi, most voters will have no choice about who represents them in the Legislature
Election|News|Political|US

Democrat Brandon Presley seeks big turnout in Nov. 7 bid to unseat Mississippi's Republican governor

Democrat Brandon Presley is trying to block Republican Gov. Tate Reeves from winning a second term in Mississippi

Democrat Brandon Presley seeks big turnout in Nov. 7 bid to unseat Mississippi's Republican governor
Crime|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|US

Lawyer wants federal probe of why Mississippi police waited months to tell a mom her son was killed

A civil rights attorney says he will ask the U.S. Justice Department to investigate why authorities in Jackson, Mississippi, waited months to tell a woman that her son had been struck and killed by a police SUV driven by an off-duty officer

Lawyer wants federal probe of why Mississippi police waited months to tell a mom her son was killed
Election|News|US

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has won a second term

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley
Election|News|US

Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor's election

People in Mississippi’s largest county are demanding answers about why some polling places ran out of ballots and voters had to wait for them to be replenished on the day the state was deciding its most competitive governor’s race in a generation

Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor's election
Crime|News|US

Infrequent grand juries can mean long pretrial waits in jail in Mississippi, survey shows

Most people in Mississippi’s county jails have been held at least three months without formal charges while waiting to go on trial

Infrequent grand juries can mean long pretrial waits in jail in Mississippi, survey shows
News|US

Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says

Black people make up about 38% of Mississippi’s population

Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says
News|Political|US

Battle over creating new court centers on equality in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city

Constitutional rights are at the center of a legal fight over a state-run court in part of Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city of Jackson

Battle over creating new court centers on equality in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city
Crime|News

Judge allows new court in Mississippi's majority-Black capital, rejecting NAACP request to stop it

A federal judge will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson

Judge allows new court in Mississippi's majority-Black capital, rejecting NAACP request to stop it
Environment|News|US

Lawsuit seeks to protect dolphins by limiting use of flood-control spillway near New Orleans

A new lawsuit says opening a spillway as a flood-control measure in 2019 sent polluted fresh water from the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico and killed bottlenose dolphins that live in saltwater

Lawsuit seeks to protect dolphins by limiting use of flood-control spillway near New Orleans
Health

Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies

Mississippi could start providing Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in a bid to improve health outcomes for moms and babies

Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
Election|News|Political|US

Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?

Republicans are challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states in a move that could have severe implications for mail voting nationwide ahead of this year’s presidential election

Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?
Arts|Entertainment|News|Opinion

Ellen Gilchrist, 1984 National Book Award winner for 'Victory Over Japan,' dies at 88

Author Ellen Gilchrist has died at age 88

Ellen Gilchrist, 1984 National Book Award winner for 'Victory Over Japan,' dies at 88
Crime|Finance|News|Sports|US

Who has the power to sue Brett Favre over welfare money? 1 Mississippi Republican sues another

Mississippi’s Republican attorney general is suing the Republican state auditor, trying to block the auditor’s effort to recover misspent welfare money from retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre

Who has the power to sue Brett Favre over welfare money? 1 Mississippi Republican sues another
Education|World

At a Civil War battlefield in Mississippi, there's a new effort to include more Black history

A Civil War battlefield in Mississippi is providing more information about Black history

At a Civil War battlefield in Mississippi, there's a new effort to include more Black history
Crime

Republican senator used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico to attack Biden border policies

The Republican senator who gave the party’s response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address used a harrowing account of a young woman’s sexual abuse to attack his border policies, but the rapes did not happen in the U.S. or during the Biden administration

Republican senator used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico to attack Biden border policies
Election|News|Political|US

Mississippi Republican Sen. Wicker advances to general election. State also holds 4 House primaries

Mississippians have voted in party primaries for four seats in the U.S. House and one in the Senate

Mississippi Republican Sen. Wicker advances to general election. State also holds 4 House primaries
Health|Political|US

Mississippi will allow quicker Medicaid coverage during pregnancy to try to help women and babies

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law that will allow women to receive Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy

Mississippi will allow quicker Medicaid coverage during pregnancy to try to help women and babies
Crime|News|US

Mississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor

A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge after authorities say he forced a man to lick his own urine off the floor of a jail cell

Mississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor
Crime|Lifestyle|News|US

Sentencing continues for deputies who tortured 2 Black men in racist assault

Sentencing continues Wednesday for white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty last year to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men with a stun gun, a sex toy and other objects

Sentencing continues for deputies who tortured 2 Black men in racist assault

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