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January 25, 2012

Mississippi lawmakers call for economic growth, as president focuses on economic fairness

Mississippi lawmakers call for economic growth, as president focuses on economic fairness Mississippi’s U.S. senators called on President Barack Obama to better foster economic growth, while the president said that the “defining issue of our time” is economic fairness, during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. “We can either settle for a country…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 25, 2012

City of Jackson agrees to pay man for wrongful imprisonment

City of Jackson agrees to pay man for wrongful imprisonment The city of Jackson has agreed to a $195,000 settlement with a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 12 years. Cedric Willis had sued the city and four police officers, alleging that their misconduct led to his arrest and conviction for a crime he did…