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In Mississippi, most voters will have no choice about who represents them in the Legislature
Though Mississippi represents an extreme example, it highlights a national decline in competition for state legislative seats.
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Mississippi pushes more state policing in mostly Black city
Democratic Sen. Barbara Blackmon of Canton, who is Black, compared the proposal to laws that racist white people enacted to suppress Black people after Reconstruction.
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Rejection of Black educator angers some Mississippi senators
The Senate vote on Taylor’s nomination Wednesday was mostly along party lines, 31 Republicans voting against.
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Mississippi Senate passes postpartum Medicaid extension
Supporters of the policy, including the state health officer, have said it would help improve health outcomes in Mississippi.