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Ted Henifin, left, the City of Jackson water system third-party administrator, addresses media questions during a news conference at City Hall as Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba listens on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. (Barbara Gauntt/The Clarion-Ledger via AP)

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DOJ appointee eyes 1-year window for Jackson water upgrades
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Mon,12/05/22-5:03PM , 311 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The manager appointed by the U.S.
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Man pleads guilty to federal hate crime for cross burning
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,12/02/22-2:01PM , 294 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who burned a cross in his front yard to intimidate his Black neighbors pleaded guilty to a hate crime in federal court, the Justice Department announced Friday.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a news conference about the Justice Department's intervention to try to bring improvements to the beleaguered water system in Jackson, Miss., at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. At left is Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, right. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Judge OKs federal intervention in struggling water system
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Wed,11/30/22-5:51PM , 1,219 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has won a federal judge's approval to carry out a rare intervention to improve the precarious water system in Mississippi’s capital city, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday, months after the system's partial failure.
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The publicly owned Greenwood Leflore Hospital is pictured on Oct. 21, 2022, in Greenwood, Miss. Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future, according to the state's health top health official. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals risk closing
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,11/22/22-12:03PM , 776 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future, according to the state's leading public health official.
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