Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba watches a debate at the Mississippi Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. Lumumba said Monday, July 29, 2024, that the city has been working to pay overdue invoices. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's capital city has been working to pay a stack of overdue bills the past few months.