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Mississippi Lawmakers: Schools Could Let Teachers Carry Guns
Some Mississippi lawmakers want to give schools the options of arming teachers in an effort to prevent future school shootings.
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Mayor: No More Mugshots Released of Juveniles, People Shot by Police
Monday was the day Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba signed an executive order to stop the Jackson Police Department to stop disseminating mugshots of those involved in officer-involved shootings, such as a young woman local police killed by firing into her car in late January.
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Tedeschi Trucks: Capturing New Ground
When Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks performed together on New Year's Eve in 2008, it was a normal day in many ways.
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Club Vudu, The Murals and Spectacles
Club Vudu, a new nightclub coming to downtown Jackson, will hold its grand opening on Friday, March 2.
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Ida B. Wells
The Old Capitol Museum will host a reception and book signing for author Paula J. Giddings' "Ida, A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching" on Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Sessions: Justice Dept Can Ban Bump Stocks With Regulation
Justice Department officials are forging ahead with plans to ban rapid-fire bump stocks, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday—a move that would likely set the stage for long legal battles with gun manufacturers while the devices remain on the market.
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Gay Pride Parade Organizers Sue Mississippi City Over Denial
Two women sued a Mississippi college town Monday over its denial of a permit for a gay pride parade, saying the city had denied their constitutional rights to free expression and equal protection.
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Mayor Lumumba's Executive Order on Mugshots in Police-Involved Shootings
Mayor Lumumba's Executive Order on Mugshots
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City Will Stop Releasing Mug Shots of Those Shot by Police
The police department in Mississippi's largest city will no longer release mug shots of people shot to death by law enforcement officers.
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Judge Again Eyes Claims from Jail Inmates Over Slow Trials
A federal judge is again calling officials from a Mississippi county before him to ask why inmates are languishing in the county jail without bail or trial.
