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Mississippi lawmakers have voted in favor a separate, all-white court and police system in the state's predominately Black capital city.
Jackson's troubled water system could get a new set of owners under legislation advanced Tuesday by Republican lawmakers in Mississippi.
The city issued a preventative boil water advisory on Christmas after severe weather woes led to distribution system breakdowns.Â
The Jackson water crisis continues, and the Justice Department has filed a new complaint against Mississippi's capital city.
Federal investigations into public spending on the failing water system in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city are a test of President Joe Biden's…
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert F. Smith calls on corporate leaders to adopt his 2% Solution plan to help combat structural…
Police in Mississippi's capital city have agreed to pull back on aggressive roadblocks in response to a lawsuit that said Jackson officers…
Years before people in Jackson were recently left without running water for several days, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves claimed to have helped…
The NAACP asked the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate Mississippi's alleged pattern of steering money to white communities with less…
Schools are relying on online classes when communities face their most trying times — disasters like wildfires, storms or a…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Newly revealed text messages show how deeply a Mississippi governor was involved in the state paying
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that he wants Mississippi's capital city to receive “its fair…
Jackson, Mississippi students were able to return to class for the first time in a week Tuesday with assurances that…
Jackson residents are still advised not to drink, brush teeth, make ice, cook or wash dishes with tap water unless…
Black business owners say the flow of consumer dollars from Jackson and its crumbling infrastructure to the city’s outskirts hurts…
Jackson Mayor Lumumba tells theGrio that residents are "frustrated" amid ongoing water crisis as federal officials work to bring relief.
Jackson, Mississippi's water system partially failed early this week after Pearl River flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in one of two…
A Jackson, Mississippi teenager was shot and killed just hours after she marked a new milestone and graduated high school.
The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and a state senator both apologized Saturday for shootings 51 years ago by police…
Sunday morning, Governor Tate Reeves conceded that these current water issues were inevitable and have been in the making for…