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Sen. John Horhn, D-Jackson, stands with members of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus, and expresses the group's disappointment at the passage of House Bill 1020, legislation that would create a separate court system in the Capitol Complex Improvement District, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Lawmaker: Power struggle is 'decapitation' of Black-run city
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Wed,02/08/23-5:24PM , 161 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Black lawmakers in Mississippi are denouncing efforts by the majority-white and Republican-led state Legislature to grab power from the majority-Black and Democratic-led capital city of Jackson.
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Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, answers questions regarding proposed House Bill 1020 that would create a separate district composed of appointed prosecutors and judges for the Capitol Complex Improvement District for a portion of Jackson, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol, in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi House OKs court with unelected judges in Jackson
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Tue,02/07/23-9:26PM , 122 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi House on Tuesday passed a bill to create a new court district in part of the capital city of Jackson with judges who would be appointed rather than elected.
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Senate Judiciary B Committee Chairman Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, explains the various sections of a bill in the Senate Chamber, as lawmakers consider bills on their calendar, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi weighs easing restrictions on public hospitals
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Fri,02/03/23-1:47PM , 138 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate voted Friday to ease some restrictions on community-owned hospitals by letting them consolidate or collaborate with health care facilities outside their current service areas.
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Mississippi House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, speaks in the Mississippi House chamber in Jackson, Miss., Nov. 2, 2022. During a debate on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, Lamar argued for a bill that would further restrict the way the city of Jackson spends money from a 1% local tax. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi House seeks to control Jackson sales tax revenue
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Thu,02/02/23-4:32PM , 141 Reads
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