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Ridgeland, Mississippi · RidgelandThe state’s officer certification and training board now has the power to investigate law enforcement misconduct. Gov. Tate Reeves signed the bill making it official. Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell, who pushed for the legislation, said that House Bill 691 authorizes the Board of Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training “to launch its own investigations into officer misconduct. This change, along with the funding to hire two invest…See the Story
New law gives state board power to probe officer misconduct
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Ridgeland, Mississippi · RidgelandA bill to open a college financial aid program for the first time ever to Mississippians who are adult, part-time and very low-income students fell to the wayside in a legislative session dominated by fights over Medicaid and K-12 funding. The effort to expand the Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant, called MTAG, died in conference after it was removed from House Bill 765, legislation to provide financial assistance to teachers in crit…See the Story
Lawmakers punt to next year efforts to expand college aid for low-income Mississippians
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Ridgeland, Mississippi · RidgelandMAY 16, 1950 Twenty Black families from South Carolina filed the lawsuit, Briggs v. Elliott, the first direct attack on the validity of the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools. The litigation was later combined with the successful Brown v. Board of Education case. The litigation might never have happened if not for the Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine, who accepted the NAACP’s call to challenge the school bus transportation practices in Clar…See the Story
On this day in 1950
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Conservation · RidgelandAdvocates from some of the state’s conservation groups — such as Audubon Delta, Mississippi Sierra Club and Steps Coalition — spoke out Wednesday against a recent decision by the Mississippi Public Service Commission to suspend several solar programs, including “Solar for Schools,” less than two years after the previous commission put them in place. “This is particularly disappointing because the need for these incentives in the state of Mississ…See the Story
PSC axes solar programs in light of EPA funds, advocates file lawsuit
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Ridgeland, Mississippi · RidgelandFor the third consecutive year legislative efforts to direct state money to renovate LeFleur’s Bluff in Jackson have been stymied, thanks in large part to Gov. Tate Reeves. Earlier this week, the Republican governor vetoed a portion of a bill that directed $14 million to the office of Secretary of State Michael Watson for work on developing and improving a nature trail connecting parks and museums and making other tourism-related improvements i…See the Story
Reeves again blocks funds for LeFleur's Bluff project in Jackson
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Ridgeland, Mississippi · RidgelandCollege baseball’s regular season is in its last week, which means baseball bracketology is a popular activity. State needs to finish strong to become a Regional host. Southern Miss probably has already punched its ticket as a 2- or 3-seed. Ole Miss, playing its best baseball presently, needs victories, period. Meanwhile, the State High School softball tournament is this week in Hattiesburg, and the state baseball tournament comes to Trustmark P…See the Story
Podcast: In or out (of the NCAA Tournament)?
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North Dakota · North DakotaA week ago, Arkansas officials unveiled a new statue at the National Statuary Hall to represent the state, civil rights leader Daisy Bates. Her statue now stands next to Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, one of two statues representing Mississippi. “This is absolutely embarrassing to the Mississippi that I love,” said Al Price, who has called for changing the state’s statues ever since he saw them in 2012 in Washington, D.C. He …See the Story
Mississippi’s Jefferson Davis statue has new neighbor in U.S. Capitol: Arkansas civil rights leader
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