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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 10, 2020

SALTER: Unity March, rally felt far different than prior Mississippi reactions to past racial injustices

By: Sid Salter At Saturday’s Starkville Unity March and subsequent rally on the campus of Mississippi State University, I watched and listened. I saw local white merchants bringing cases of bottled water and local white-owned restaurants dropping off food for organizers and the police. I saw many white business leaders, bankers, and civic club members…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
June 10, 2020

Second committee deadline pushes through major legislation, leaves some to die

Tuesday marked the second committee deadline for the Mississippi Legislature. After a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the members were back at the Capitol to move bills through the process. Bills that were not passed through committee today died. Here are a few that survived: One measure people have been waiting anxiously to…