Curtis Flowers Sues District Attorney After Six Murder Trials, 23 Years In Prison, Citing Racist Conduct
Curtis Flowers, a Black Mississippi man who became free in 2019 after spending 23 years in prison for since-dropped capital-murder charges, is suing Montgomery County District Attorney Doug Evans for wrongful prosecution.
Where The Devil Comes In: Income Tax on Trial at the Mississippi Legislature
House and Senate Republican lawmakers are split on how to eliminate the state income tax, a rift that has kept the tax-debate standstill, with prevailing forces in the state leadership leaning heavily toward abolishing the income tax. Still, no proposal that satisfies all players has yet to emerge from the discussion, which follows a failed attempt to push the tax cut through the 2021 legislative session.Â