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Legislators are back at work in the Mississippi Capitol Building after a bomb threat resulted in a lockdown on Wednesday morning—the second day of the 2024 legislative session. Nationwide, seven state capitols locked down this morning in response to threats.
Mississippi House Rep. Jason White became the state’s 62nd House speaker following a unanimous vote of his colleagues
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