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FOCUS: H.B. 1020 • 2023 Elections • Voting • Fact Checks • #MSWelfare/TANF Scandal • Jackson Water • Abortion • Race & Racism

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News

Jackson Sewer System Now Under Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin’s Control

Jackson’s troubled sewer system will now be under the oversight of Ted Henifin, the interim-third party manager a federal judge appointed last year to oversee the City’s ailing water system.

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Ashton Pittman August 1, 2023
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News

Alive At #MSLeg: Prohibiting Ballot Initiatives For Abortion, Jackson Takeover

Efforts to expand Capitol Police’s jurisdiction over the City of Jackson and to reintroduce a more limited citizen-led ballot initiative process remain alive in the Mississippi Legislature.

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Kayode Crown and Ashton Pittman March 2, 2023
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In-Depth

Mississippi Lawmakers Trying to Take Over Jackson Water Funds, Federal Manager Warns

Both federal manager Ted Henifin and the Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba are warning that state politicians are attempting to take over Jackson’s water system, along with hundreds of millions in federal funds meant for repairing it. 

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Nick Judin February 3, 2023
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News

‘Massive Contribution’: Jackson Receiving $795 Million For Water Repairs

Jackson’s troubled water system has suffered multiple system-wide failures since 2021, including in late December 2022 that continued into this month  amid a winter freeze.

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Kayode Crown January 6, 2023
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Mississippi Residents, Jackson Water System Vulnerable As ‘Scary’ Freeze Arrives

“Some areas could go into the teens, maybe even the single digits. And not only that—we’re expecting very dangerous wind chills as well, enough to bring us down to negative temperatures. It’s very scary,” said MEMA Chief Communications Officer Malary White said on Dec. 21, 2022.

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Nick Judin and Ashton Pittman December 22, 2022
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MFP Voices

Mississippi: Welfare Fraud Highlights A State Facing Crisis of Leadership 

Beyond Jackson’s water crisis or the TANF welfare scandal, Mississippi is experiencing a leadership crisis, Nsombi Lambright-Haynes writes.

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Nsombi Lambright-Haynes October 6, 2022

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