Members of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus are denouncing efforts by the state Legislature to grab power from the capital city of Jackson
Hours later, the House voted to create aThe two bills are not yet close to becoming law. The Senate bill will go to the House for more work, and the House bill will go to the Senate.Bills to create the regional water board and the new court system are sponsored by white, Republican lawmakers who live in northern Mississippi, more than two hours’ drive from Jackson. In both cases, the sponsors said they wrote the bills without first consulting Jackson lawmakers.
Democratic Rep. Zakiya Summers of Jackson said at the news conference Wednesday that the proposal would create a “separate but unequal court." Black legislators said establishing a regional water board is a paternalistic move to wrest power from Jackson's mayor and City Council.
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