Mississippi

Justice Department Finds Mississippi Police Department Violates Rights Of Black Residents

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Justice Department Finds Mississippi Police Department Violates Rights Of Black Residents

The police department in a majority-Black town in Mississippi has consistently violated the rights of residents with illegal arrests, as well as by retaliating against department critics, according to a Department of Justice report released Thursday. The Justice Department launched an investigation into the police department in Lexington last year after several complaints from local … Read more

DOJ To Probe Mississippi Sheriff’s Office For Racist Policing

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DOJ To Probe Mississippi Sheriff’s Office For Racist Policing

The Department of Justice announced Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into potentially racist policing practices within the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office in Mississippi. In April, five deputies from Rankin County were sentenced to prison for violating the civil rights of two Black men. Self-styled as the Goon Squad, the five white deputies … Read more

DOJ To Probe Mississippi Sheriff’s Office For Racist Policing

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DOJ To Probe Mississippi Sheriff’s Office For Racist Policing

The Department of Justice announced Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into potentially racist policing practices within the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office in Mississippi. In April, five deputies from Rankin County were sentenced to prison for violating the civil rights of two Black men. Self-styled as the Goon Squad, the five white deputies … Read more

10 U.S. states least-prepared for climate change and extreme weather

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10 U.S. states least-prepared for climate change and extreme weather

Whether they are the result of climate change or just freaks of nature, disasters can be costly. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information estimate that weather and climate disasters in the U.S. did nearly $93 billion in damage last year. “There’s really no place in the country that doesn’t have risk,” said Jeremy Porter, … Read more

U.S. states with worst infrastructure: Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire

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U.S. states with worst infrastructure: Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire

Not since the New Deal has the U.S. government poured this kind of money into rebuilding America’s infrastructure. Companies and states are clamoring for their piece of that federal jackpot. That helps explain why infrastructure is the major topic of conversation in economic development circles this year, and why it also looms large in CNBC’s … Read more

Louisiana, Mississippi kids have worst dental problems in US: Data

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Louisiana, Mississippi kids have worst dental problems in US: Data

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — More Louisiana children have oral health problems than children in any other state in the nation, according to a data analysis. Orthodontists at Celebrate Dental & Braces compiled data from a National Survey of Children’s Health taken in 2021 and 2022. They studied children between the ages of 1 and 17 … Read more

Judge rules that federal agency can’t enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi

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Judge rules that federal agency can’t enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other workplace accommodations for abortions. Judge David Joseph granted the preliminary … Read more

ACLU Says Mississippi School District’s Dress Code Violates Title IX

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ACLU Says Mississippi School District’s Dress Code Violates Title IX

Transgender and gender-nonconforming students at a Mississippi high school were unfairly targeted because of the school district’s sex-specific dress code, the American Civil Liberties Union claims in a complaint filed Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Education. The rights advocacy organization, which brought the complaint on behalf of the mother of a transgender student, said … Read more

‘Goon Squad’ Suit Alleges Officer Tortured Black Man With Dog

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‘Goon Squad’ Suit Alleges Officer Tortured Black Man With Dog

A Black man in Mississippi filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging a former officer in the high-profile and highly scrutinized Mississippi “Goon Squad” in Rankin County and several other law enforcement officers set a police dog on him while he was handcuffed on the ground in 2021, resulting in several injuries. Bobbie Adams, 41, … Read more