The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Senate voted Tuesday to pass its version of a bill that would allow an expanded role for state police and appointed judges inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, which is led by Democrats.
Senate Judiciary A Committee Chairman Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, responds to a question about legislation that would expand the roles for state police and appointed judges inside the majority-Black and Democratic-led capital city of Jackson, during floor debate, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Senate passed the bill which now advances to the House.
JACKSON, Miss. — The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Senate voted Tuesday to pass its version of a bill that would allow an expanded role
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