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November 13, 2014

Federal Judge Carlton Reeves to decide “as soon as possible” on same sex marriage challenge

Federal judge mulls challenge to Mississippi gay marriage ban U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves heard about five hours of arguments Wednesday — first, from an attorney representing a gay-rights group and two lesbian couples who sued the state, and then from state attorneys who defended the ban. Mississippi has a 1997 law and a 2004…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 13, 2014

MS Legislative Black Caucus chair state Sen. Kenny Wayne Jones says Barbour’s comments not racist

State Senator with Black Caucus defends Governor Haley Barbour’s “Tar Babies” Comment Here is the full statement provided by Kenny Wayne Jones, Chairman of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus: In recent days, I’ve seen Mississippi’s former Governor Haley Barbour accused of making racist comments by calling President Obama’s policies ‘Tar Babies’. The truth of the…