NEW: The House revived its measure to expand the area inside Jackson where state-run police can patrol to include neighborhoods where most of the majority-Black capital city's white citizens live.
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi TodayHouse revives state police expansion and bitter fight over Jackson ‘takeover’ by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 8, 2023 The House of Representatives in a mostly partisan and racially divided vote on Wednesday revived its measure to expand the area inside Jackson where state-run Capitol Police can patrol to include neighborhoods where most of the capital city's white citizens live.
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