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The feud between Jackson City Council members and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba centers around the validity of the Mayor warding Richard's Disposal, Inc., a trash pick-up contract for Jackson after the Council voted against Richard's Disposal. Garbage pick-up by Richard's was underway in the Bel-Air neighborhood, Monday, Apr. 11, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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After years-long internal feud, Jackson picks a long-term garbage vendor

By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,03/20/24-11:58AM, 136 Reads 5,612 Statewide
Since the fall of 2021, the city of Jackson’s garbage pickup has gotten by with piecemeal measures due to a lack of consensus among City Council members in selecting a vendor. The chaos peaked last spring, when resident’s garbage went uncollected for two weeks as city officials continued to quibble over picking a contractor.
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Poll: Majority of Mississippi Republican voters support Medicaid expansion

By TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,03/20/24-11:54AM, 183 Reads 6,380 Statewide
A majority of Mississippi’s Republican primary voters support expanding Medicaid coverage to the working poor, according to a recent poll commissioned by the American Cancer Society.
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Discover Mississippi: Shady Acres Village is a roadside destination

By SUSAN MARQUEZ - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE SUSAN MARQUEZ - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Wed,03/20/24-11:38AM, 129 Reads 8,336 Statewide
Shady Acres Village has grown into much more than a roadside stop. It now features a general store, bakery, café and garden center.
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3rd of 6 former officers in Mississippi is sentenced to 17.5 years for the racist torture of 2 Black men

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,03/20/24-10:59AM, 59 Reads

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — 3rd of 6 former officers in Mississippi is sentenced to 17.5 years for the racist torture of 2 Black men.
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