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Black elected officials who pleaded guilty in connection to a sweeping probe into corruption in Mississippi’s capital city were not targeted because of their race, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi Baxter Kruger said.

Mississippi Department of Education officials sent a letter to lawmakers in May, asking them to clarify who the money was for, leaving the bonuses up in the air as many teachers finalized their contracts for the coming school year.

Mississippi providers are nearing the first deadline to apply for a share of hundreds of millions of dollars of federal grant funding to improve rural healthcare. But questions remain about how the state crafted its funding application and who influenced its plan for the Rural Health Transformation Program.

In this role, Bobby Caina Calvan will lead the Jackson Team, coordinate with other editors on major projects and provide mentoring for early-career journalists.

When legislative leaders redrew the court districts in 2025, they changed the districts to account for population shifts and caseload data, but they also allowed for majority-Black subdistricts in certain areas to give Black voters a chance to elect candidates of their choice.

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Writer recalls, “With no legal ties to one another, Dora and I navigated ALS one day at a time with me as her only caregiver. For 76 days, I took care of her. For 76 days, we faced statements like ‘Dora Gail needs to go to the hospital’ or ‘Take her home and keep her comfortable.'”

The Jackson City Council will consider a six-month moratorium on data center projects at its next regular meeting.

Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former City Council member Aaron Banks on Monday pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a federal corruption case that rocked Mississippi’s capital city.

The bulk of the work prosecuting cases in Hinds County is done by some 15 assistant district attorneys in five courtrooms.