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Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize support for voting rights amid concerns about redistricting efforts. States are moving to dismantle congressional districts that expanded opportunities for Black representation.

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has launched an initiative to promote community resources for Mississippians with autism, focusing especially on gaps in adult support.

A new historical marker will honor civil rights organizer Benjamin Brown, who was shot when law enforcement officers fired into a crowd of protestors at Jackson State in 1967.

A free workforce expo Tuesday in Jackson will connect job seekers with private businesses, government agencies and others that are offering employment or training.

Senior District Judge Lee, 85, will assume inactive status in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee is ending his bid for reelection. He’s just the latest lawmaker to have his career upended by the redistricting battles that are sweeping the country. Republicans in Tennessee this month enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a Cohen’s majority-Black district, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage.

The Hinds County district attorney, a former Jackson mayor and a former Jackson City Council member are scheduled for trial in a federal corruption case this summer.

“For decades, Mississippi sat on the sidelines of the wind energy industry. Today, a new generation of wind technology is changing what’s possible,” executive says.

Lisa Jo Chamberlin, Mississippi’s only woman on death row, said she was retaliated against for speaking up about her conditions being worse than for the men.

It’s been years since the men were killed or beaten by Mississippi officers. Their families say officials have continually withheld information.