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Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officials

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Minnesota lawmakers reach deal on policing measures

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Maxine Waters introduces bill to boost payout to exonerees by 40%

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Despite reform efforts, some Republican-led states are giving police more power

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Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

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Nevada governor signs law banning ‘racially discriminatory’ mascots, ‘sundown sirens’

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Voting Access Bill Sparks Controversy In Georgia

Georgia Senate passes sweeping voter restriction bill following Dem. election wins

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Black family begins 200-year-old cemetery restoration

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Speaker Pelosi Briefs Media In Weekly News Conference

Pelosi to introduce legislation on 25th Amendment over Trump’s health

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California governor signs law requiring trans inmates to be housed by gender identity

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White school district sends black kids back to failed schools

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Florida public defenders back 'warning-shot' bill

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Halle Berry-backed paparazzi bill signed into law by California governor

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Republican lawmaker defends Tenn. good grades for welfare bill

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Alabama legislation would exonerate Scottsboro Boys

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Mississippi bill would force food stamp users to eat healthy

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Rep. Frederica Wilson to introduce federal anti-hazing legislation

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Maryland community fights off increased prostitution

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Obama signs 1st major patent law change since 1952

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Herman Cain would impose bizarre limit on legislation

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