Officials from Jackson City in Mississippi, a region that recently faced a water crisis, have voted to allow a one-year legal agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that allows the federal entity to get involved in the city’s efforts to ensure water security in the region. Jackson City has faced water problems for decades….
Jackson City Council Closer to Enabling Federal Oversight for Water Solutions
November 19, 2022
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Mississippi Governor Proposes Funding to Arm Teachers, to Combat Divisive Ideologies With Patriotic Curriculum
November 19, 2022
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The Mississippi governor has proposed funding to arm teachers and staff in public schools, as well as to set up a patriotic education curriculum to combat divisive ideologies. In addition, Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, proposed a parental Bill of Rights. In his 2024 Executive Budget Recommendation (pdf), Reeves suggested allocating $5 million to cover…
Mississippi Lawsuit Seeks to Establish State Constitution Doesn’t Protect Abortion
A lawsuit filed in Mississippi seeks to establish that the state constitution does not protect a right to abortions. The Mississippi Justice Institute (MJI)—a nonprofit constitutional litigation organization—filed the lawsuit on Monday on behalf of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG). MJI is the legal arm of the Mississippi Center for Public…
Mississippi State Constitution Doesn’t Protect Abortion, Lawsuit Seeks to Establish
A lawsuit filed in Mississippi seeks to establish that the state constitution doesn’t protect a right to abortions. The Mississippi Justice Institute (MJI)—a nonprofit constitutional litigation organization—filed the lawsuit on Nov. 14 on behalf of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. MJI is the legal arm of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy,…
Mississippi Lawsuit Aims to End State Constitution’s Abortion Protection
A lawsuit filed in Mississippi seeks to establish that the state constitution does not protect a right to abortions. The Mississippi Justice Institute (MJI)—a nonprofit constitutional litigation organization—filed the lawsuit on Monday on behalf of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG). MJI is the legal arm of the Mississippi Center for Public…
Mississippi Officials Confirm Cyber Attack on State Election Websites on Election Day
November 10, 2022
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Mississippi officials confirmed that it was hit with a cyber-attack on state election websites on Tuesday. “Yesterday, our offices confirmed an abnormally large increase in traffic volume due to DDoS activity, which caused the public-facing side of our websites to be periodically inaccessible,” Secretary of State Michael Watson said in a press release on Wednesday….
‘Getting to the Truth:’ Mississippi Hip Hop Artist Topher Empowers His Audience to Keep the Conversation Going and Not Be Puppets
November 10, 2022
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For Mississippi conservative hip-hop artist Christopher “Topher” Townsend, rap is about empowerment. Not only an artist, Topher served in the U.S Air Force. He sees the current policies and ideologies infiltrating the country as corroding the traditional values for which he stands and spreading a poisonous message of powerlessness. Topher’s music emboldens his audience to…
Water Crisis in Jackson Caused by City Leaders’ Incompetence, Not Lack of Funds: Mississippi Governor
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, denied allegations by two Democrat members of Congress—Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)—that his administration withheld funds from Jackson, Mississippi, leading to the city’s water crisis. In a Nov. 7 press release, Reeves highlighted his Oct. 31 response to Thompson and Maloney, countering that Jackson has…
‘Record-Breaking Investment’: Mississippi Lawmakers Approve Largest Economic Development Project in State History
Mississippi lawmakers approved $247 million in state incentives for an aluminum plant that officials say will bring 1,000 jobs to the state with an average salary of $93,000. The $2.5 billion corporate investment by Indiana-based Steel Dynamics Inc. includes two facilities: an aluminum mill and a biocarbon facility. Steel Dynamics has a steel mill near…
Supreme Court Asked to Restore Felon Voting Rights in Mississippi
October 30, 2022
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A left-wing civil rights group is asking the Supreme Court to review the felon disfranchisement provision of the Mississippi Constitution that permanently prevents certain felons from voting, claiming the law is rooted in racial animus. The appeal is not expected to affect the approaching Nov. 8 elections. The petition (pdf) in the case, Harness v….
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