Skip to content

News

News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 21, 2007

Rupp says chief choice a political one, not racial

The Commercial Dispatch, 6/20/7 In 2003, the Columbus Police Department was a national disgrace that needed dramatic change, the man who ultimately decided the new police chief testified Tuesday. And the decision to hire J.D. Sanders over Joe Johnson was based on his concerns for public safety and public confidence in the department and not…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 21, 2007

Cold case funding bill clears House

The Clarion-Ledger, 6/21/7 The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday that will enable the Justice Department to pursue unpunished killings from the civil rights era. Now it’s up to the Senate, which is expected to pass the bill that would give the department additional resources for the effort. Second District Rep. Bennie Thompson, 3rd District Rep.…