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The Thad Cochran United States Courthouse, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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State looks to dismiss lawsuit over Jackson ARPA funds
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today
Sun,05/24/26-7:22PM , 163 Reads 3,035 Statewide
Attorneys for the state of Mississippi presented arguments on Thursday to dismiss a federal lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against the city of Jackson by withholding $36 million in pandemic recovery funds meant for infrastructure improvements.
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Families from across Mississippi gathered for a press conference urging state officials to release public records sooner following fatal and violent encounters involving law enforcement on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Walter Sillers Building in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Families of men killed or hurt by law enforcement urge Mississippi officials to stop blocking public records
By Madeline Nguyen - Mississippi Today
Sun,05/24/26-7:08PM , 416 Reads 12,341 Statewide
The families of four men who died or allegedly were beaten in encounters with Mississippi law enforcement gathered outside the state attorney general’s office Thursday to urge officials to stop denying them access to video capturing the incidents, years after they happened.
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Did Mississippi corrections officials retaliate against a death row inmate for speaking up?
By Mina Corpuz - Mississippi Today
Sun,05/24/26-7:02PM , 215 Reads 6,477 Statewide
Lisa Jo Chamberlin decided to speak out about her treatment in prison, including the past decade as the only woman on Mississippi’s death row.
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Charleston awarded $600,000 for sewer improvement work
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,05/22/26-11:36AM , 2,375 Reads
The city of Charleston has been awarded $600,000 in Community Development Block Grant Public Facilities funds to make needed improvements to the municipality’s aging sewer system.
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