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Tag: Equity

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Posted inJustice

Exploited: White Delta farm owners are underpaying and pushing out Black workers

by Sara DiNatale June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

A Mississippi Today investigation found at least five Delta farms paid their primarily Black local workforce less than temporary workers from other countries.

Posted inChildcare

Report: Mississippi misses opportunity to make the most out of child care stimulus funds

by Julia James June 7, 2022June 7, 2022
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Black voter strength diluted in Mississippi Supreme Court districts, federal lawsuit claims

by Bobby Harrison April 25, 2022April 26, 2022
Posted inFollow the Money

Mayor Lumumba: ‘Paternalistic, racist’ Legislature failed to help Jackson despite having extra billions

by Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison April 21, 2022April 21, 2022
Posted inLegislature

Mississippi Legislature passes equal pay bill. Advocates say it’s terrible

by Geoff Pender March 30, 2022April 1, 2022
Posted inEviction

Lawmakers working to fix unconstitutional eviction law by reinstating grace period

by Anna Wolfe March 7, 2022March 7, 2022
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Rental assistance program has doled out $110 million to stem evictions

by Julia James February 22, 2022February 23, 2022
Posted inEquity

House passes equal pay with bipartisan vote

by Geoff Pender January 20, 2022January 20, 2022
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How Jackson’s water system made it a focus in America’s infrastructure crisis

by Keisha Rowe and Lee O. Sanderlin, The Clarion Ledger December 8, 2021June 2, 2022
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How rural Prentiss County leveraged federal relief funds to ensure high speed internet access for all

by Julia James December 6, 2021December 6, 2021
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More states are increasing focus on need-based financial aid. Not Mississippi.

by Molly Minta November 9, 2021November 10, 2021
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Got a 17 on your ACT? Mark Keenum doesn’t want you at Mississippi State

by Molly Minta November 4, 2021November 5, 2021
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Welfare agency won’t budge on a rule that advocates say is ‘designed to destroy the family’

by Anna Wolfe November 2, 2021November 2, 2021
Posted inEquity

Mississippi leaders scramble to get rental assistance into the right hands after a slow start

by Julia James October 20, 2021November 30, 2021
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Though half of Mississippians struggle to make ends meet, 31% don’t qualify for assistance

by Julia James October 4, 2021October 4, 2021

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