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- U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the Jan. 6 select committee chair, says he may subpoena former President Trump and other Republicans to testify under oath about the U.S. Capitol insurrection. @ashtonpittman mississippifreepress.org/13455/jan-6-co…
- State offices remained open in Mississippi during the Juneteenth federal holiday, even though they were closed for Confederate Memorial Day on April 27. mississippifreepress.org/34014/mississi…
- NEW: Hours after Gov. Reeves downplayed threat of child Covid deaths, an 8th-grade girl died this morning in Smith County after testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday. She was in school most of the week before being tested. Our condolences to her family. mississippifreepress.org/14800/mississi…
- Journalist William Bradford Huie concealed additional murderers of Emmett Till in 1955 because he couldn’t get releases from all of them for his Look magazine interview. bit.ly/3A6Hyfa
- Congressman Bennie Thompson is seeking up to $200 million in direct federal funding for the City of Jackson to address its beleaguered water system, potentially bypassing the State of Mississippi entirely. mississippifreepress.org/27591/rep-benn…
- BREAKING: Hinds County must keeps its polls open until 8 p.m., a judge ruled following reports of ballot shortages and long waits across Jackson and nearby areas. Anyone who is in line by 8 p.m. will be able to vote. mississippifreepress.org/37392/nine-hin…
- The Mississippi Department of Human Services’ lawsuit is suing Brett Favre for millions, including over $5 million in welfare funds that were spent on a volleyball stadium. mississippifreepress.org/35440/brett-fa…
- NEW: When Gov. @tatereevescalled mask mandates "foolish" at the Neshoba County Fair, he was in the county with the lowest vaccination rate in Mississippi—just 21%. In the two weeks since the fair, cases are up 605% in Neshoba County vs. 116% statewide. mississippifreepress.org/14633/where-ar…
- Sculpture artist Jay Warren is developing a monument honoring the Natchez U.S. Colored Troops who fought for the Union during the Civil War. mississippifreepress.org/33097/mississi…
- We have seen a huge leap in traffic, a swell in donations and amazing feedback this week with @nickjudinand @ashtonpittman 's leading covid coverage. There are easy ways you can help us grow/fund our truth-to-power journalism—all but one is free! Please do what you can. 💜
- President Joe Biden announced an initial investment of $115 million to begin repairs on Jackson’s water system on June 6, 2023. mississippifreepress.org/33656/jackson-…
- The City of Jackson is receiving an initial $115 million investment to repair its crisis-prone water system, the White House announced and The Grio first reported Tuesday. mississippifreepress.org/33656/jackson-…
- Replying to @MSFreePressWe urge readers to visit our #MSRaceViolence Project archive. Exposing journalistic complicity in systemic white terrorism in Mississippi is a vital part of this work down to reproducing news clips that prove it: mississippifreepress.org/tag/raceviolen…
