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Hosemann, Gunn Lead Bipartisan Fight With Governor to Control CARES Funds
Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn and a raft of legislators from both parties returned to the Capitol today to reassert legislative control over the purse strings of Mississippi, in direct conflict with Gov. Tate Reeves, also a Republican.
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Columnist Adofo Minka argues that Mayor Chokwe Lumumba’s recent open-carry gun ban in Jackson will …
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OPINION: Mayor Lumumba Attempts to Disarm ‘Our People’ in Jackson, Literally and Figuratively
"During his tenure as mayor, Lumumba has presided over police killing and maiming of black toilers and has strengthened police’s capacity to brutalize and subjugate."
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Black Women Over-represented as COVID-19 Cases Jump to 397 Today
In spite of hopes for a plateau preceding a decline of new COVID-19 cases, the Mississippi Department of Health reported a record 397 new cases of coronavirus disease today, a sharp spike from previous weeks, during which the average daily increase hovered around 200.
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Azia’s Virtual Picks 5/1/20
As we all desperately wait to reach the light at the end of this long, uncertain tunnel, check out a few more virtual happenings to indulge in. I hope something on this list inspires you to move, create and engage with others to share your new interests with.
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Legal Aid Attorneys are Available by Phone
The Access to Justice Commission and two Legal Services agencies announced this week that free legal aid providers are available to assist low income people with civil legal needs like family law, housing and consumer issues.
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Biden on Sexual Assault Allegation: 'Never, Never Happened'
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday categorically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s, saying “this never happened.”
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OPINION: COVID-19 Plan Needs Oversight, Lessons from Katrina
In 2010, Reilly Morse helped bring a $132-million settlement after funds were diverted from low-income housing to a port in Gov. Haley Barbour's Hurricane Katrina recovery plan. That's a lesson for now, he argues.
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Hurricane Katrina: How Will Mississippi Turn the Corner?
This 2010 report on housing recovery after Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast reveals how the priorities of Gov. Haley Barbour and others often were not focused on those with housing and other needs.
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State’s COVID-19 Updates Now Include Good News Among the Bad
Good news is now part of the State of Mississippi’s daily reports on COVID-19 cases and deaths. As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 3,413 patients known to be infected with the novel coronavirus had recovered, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported today.
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Gov. Tate Reeves Vows Fight to Control $1.25 Billion in Federal CARES Act Funds
Gov. Tate Reeves insisted at an afternoon press conference that he possessed the authority, through state statute, to spend the federal relief money intended for COVID-19 recovery. Legislative leadership plans to challenge that authority when they reconvene Friday afternoon.
