Biotech company’s CEO pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud case
The chief executive officer of a biotech company with ties to the largest public corruption case in Mississippi history pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of wire fraud for improperly using welfare funds intended to develop a concussion drug.
Swiss manufacturer Liebherr to bring jobs to north Mississippi
Liebherr, one of the largest manufacturers of construction equipment in the world, is bringing a $176 million investment and 180 jobs to northeast Mississippi, state officials announced Tuesday.
Mississippi’s new Episcopal bishop is first woman and first Black person in that role
The new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi is being formally installed Saturday, and she is first woman and first Black person to hold the post.
Mississippi can wait to reset legislative districts that dilute Black voting strength, judges say
Mississippi can wait until next year to redraw some of its legislative districts to replace ones where Black voting power is currently diluted, three federal judges said Thursday.
Court says Jim Crow-era felony voting ban in Mississippi can be altered by lawmakers, not judges
Mississippi legislators, not the courts, must decide whether to change the state’s practice of stripping voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Mississippi election officials argue against quick work on drawing new majority-Black districts
Redrawing some Mississippi legislative districts in time for this November’s election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots, state officials say in new court papers.
Long-unpaid bills lead to some water service cutoffs in Mississippi’s capital city
Water service is being shut off at some apartment complexes in Mississippi’s capital city because of long-unpaid bills, the company that runs the Jackson water system said Wednesday.
Brett Favre is asking an appeals court to reinstate his defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe
Lawyers for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a defamation lawsuit Favre filed against a fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame member, former tight end Shannon Sharpe, amid the backdrop of a Mississippi welfare scandal that is one of the state’s largest public corruption cases.
2 inmates who escaped a Mississippi jail are captured
Two inmates who escaped from a jail in southwestern Mississippi have been captured, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said.
Security guard is shot to death in Mississippi, and 3 teenagers are charged in the killing
A security guard at a Mississippi convenience store and gas station was shot to death Monday, and three teenagers are charged in the killing.
Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say
Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the state.
Propulsion engineer is charged with obstructing probe of deadly 2017 US military plane crash
A former engineer at a U.S. military air logistics center has been charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during the criminal investigation into a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed all 16 service members aboard, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Mississippi erases some restrictions on absentee voting help for people with disabilities
Mississippi is revising the restrictions it put in place last year on who can provide absentee voting assistance to people who have disabilities or cannot read or write — restrictions that were blocked by a federal judge before ultimately being altered by lawmakers.
Federal judge halts Mississippi law requiring age verification for websites
A federal judge on Monday blocked a Mississippi law that would require users of websites and other digital services to verify their age.
Pink hunting vests allowed. Squatted vehicles aren’t
Starting Monday, pink is the new orange for hunters in the Golden Triangle.
Or at least, one will be just as good as the other.
Traveling exhibit details life of Andrew Young, diplomat, civil rights icon
The life, achievements and contributions of Andrew Young, the first African-American U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and an invaluable aide to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., go on display next week at the University of Mississippi.
Over 110,000 Mississippi children lost Medicaid coverage in the past year
Over 150,000 Mississippians have lost health care coverage in the year after the Medicaid “unwinding” process began.
Buttigieg tours Mississippi civil rights site and says transportation is key to equity in the US
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Friday toured the home of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Mississippi’s capital city, saying afterward that transportation is important to securing equity and justice in the United States.
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