Jackson’s JTRAN Route Expansion Hits Snag With Ridgeland in Blow to Public-Transit Accessibility
Efforts to expand JTRAN, Jackson’s public-transit system, hit a roadblock when Ridgeland’s mayor refused to allow stops at Walmart and Northpark Mall.
Efforts to expand JTRAN, Jackson’s public-transit system, hit a roadblock when Ridgeland’s mayor refused to allow stops at Walmart and Northpark Mall.
The six Rankin County officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men received prison sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to pursue law-enforcement officers engaged in brutality like those in Rankin County’s “goon squad.”
A judge sentenced former Rankin County deputy Hunter Elward for his role in the torture of two Black men, including one he shot in the mouth.
Jackson’s water system could soon be under the control of a state-appointed body after the Mississippi Senate passed a bill to transfer authority.
Brooke Floyd writes about the ongoing problem of Jackson’s water crisis and the lack of transparency from JXN Water.
Attorneys arguing that Mississippi’s state House and Senate maps are illegal racial gerrymanders are making closing arguments.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba called renewed efforts for a state takeover of Jackson’s water system an “effort to seize control of a Black city.”
Lawmakers are renewing efforts to create a regional utility authority to take over the Jackson water system after a similar bill failed last year.
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