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MICHAEL GOLDBERG

MICHAEL GOLDBERG

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Mississippi governor’s brother suggested that auditor praise Brett Favre during welfare scandal

As Brett Favre became ensnared in media attention for his connection to Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal, Gov. Tate Reeves’ brother suggested the state official investigating the case praise the retired NFL quarterback. Screen shots of text messages released Thursday by Reeves’ re-election campaign show the governor’s brother, Todd Reeves, passing along a request from Favre to Mississippi State Auditor Shad White for a favorable statement about the retired star athlete. Todd Reeves texted White on May 6, 2020, months after the auditor announced in February that criminal charges were brought against six people accused of diverting

Mississippi governor’s brother suggested that auditor praise Brett Favre during welfare scandal
Health|US

Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change

Mississippi's human services director says the state has seen a consistent increase in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances

Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change
Crime|News|Political|US

Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi city over alleged civil rights abuses

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city

Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi city over alleged civil rights abuses
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|Political|US

Mississippi man had ID in his pocket when he was buried without his family's knowledge

A prominent civil rights lawyer says Mississippi authorities buried a Black man in a paupers cemetery without notifying his family after he was killed by a police SUV, even though he had ID in his pocket

Mississippi man had ID in his pocket when he was buried without his family's knowledge
News

Mississippi's capital city is considering a unique plan to slash water rates for poor people

The manager of the long-troubled water system in Missisisppi’s capital city has proposed a slight rate increase

Mississippi's capital city is considering a unique plan to slash water rates for poor people
Crime|News|Political|US

Mississippi sheriff changes policies after violent abuse. Victims say it's to escape accountability

Attorneys for the victims of a racist episode of police torture say new policies unveiled by a Mississippi sheriff’s department this week were introduced so the sheriff can escape liability in a civil lawsuit and forestall a federal probe

Mississippi sheriff changes policies after violent abuse. Victims say it's to escape accountability
News|US

Third Mississippi man is buried in a pauper's grave without family's knowledge

A third family says they recently discovered a relative was buried in a Mississippi pauper’s cemetery without their knowledge

Third Mississippi man is buried in a pauper's grave without family's knowledge
Crime|News

Black child, 10, sentenced to probation and a book report for urinating in public

A 10-year-old Black child who urinated in a parking lot is being sentenced to three months’ probation

Black child, 10, sentenced to probation and a book report for urinating in public
Election|News|US

Mississippi local officials say human error and poor training led to election-day chaos

The county election officials under whose watch ballot shortages hampered voting in Mississippi’s largest county said technical mishaps and insufficient training were to blame for election day chaos in November

Mississippi local officials say human error and poor training led to election-day chaos
Crime|Lifestyle|News|US

Mother of a child punished by a court for urinating in public refuses to sign probation terms

The mother of a 10-year-old child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge to three months of probation and a book report for urinating in public has refused to sign his probation agreement and has asked for the charge against her son to be dismissed

Mother of a child punished by a court for urinating in public refuses to sign probation terms
Crime|News|Opinion|US

In federal challenge to Mississippi law, arguments focus on racial discrimination and public safety

A federal judge will consider arguments over racial discrimination, public safety and local democracy as he decides whether to block appointments to a state-run court set to be created on Jan. 1 in part of Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city

In federal challenge to Mississippi law, arguments focus on racial discrimination and public safety
Crime|News|US

Sentencing postponed again for Mississippi police officers who tortured two Black men

A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men

Sentencing postponed again for Mississippi police officers who tortured two Black men
Environment|Health|News

Mississippi officials say water in state capital is safe one day after E. coli scare

The Mississippi State Health Department says Jackson's water is safe to consume

Mississippi officials say water in state capital is safe one day after E. coli scare
Education|News|US

Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year

Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
News|US

Mississippi Senate votes to change control of Jackson's troubled water system

The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill for the second year in a row that would transfer control of the state capital city’s troubled water system to a regional board

Mississippi Senate votes to change control of Jackson's troubled water system
Crime|News|Opinion|US

2 Black men tortured by Mississippi officers call for toughest sentences

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday

2 Black men tortured by Mississippi officers call for toughest sentences
Crime|News|US

6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced for torture of 2 Black men

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday

6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced for torture of 2 Black men
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
Crime|News|US

Last 2 Mississippi ex-officers to be sentenced for torturing 2 Black men in racist assault

Sentencing continues for two more of the former deputies 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

Last 2 Mississippi ex-officers to be sentenced for torturing 2 Black men in racist assault
News|US|World

As a Mississippi town reels from a devastating tornado, a displaced family finds its way home

The town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, has struggled to rebuild after a devastating tornado struck last year

As a Mississippi town reels from a devastating tornado, a displaced family finds its way home
Crime|News|US

6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a state judge Wednesday

6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
Crime|News|US

Judge grants autopsy rules requested by widow of Mississippi man found dead after vanishing

A Mississippi judge granted a request Thursday by the widow of a deceased man who vanished under mysterious circumstances to set standards for a future independent autopsy of her late husband’s body

Judge grants autopsy rules requested by widow of Mississippi man found dead after vanishing
News|Education|US

Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools

Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature has completed a last-ditch effort to revive a bill to regulate transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings

Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
Crime|News|Political|US

Minnesota prosecutor was reluctant to drop murder charge against trooper, but ultimately did

A progressive Minnesota prosecutor who was elected on a platform of police accountability has reluctantly dropped charges against a state trooper who fatally shot a Black man after a traffic stop

Minnesota prosecutor was reluctant to drop murder charge against trooper, but ultimately did

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