Mississippi
Push to get rid of Mississippi’s felony voting ban continues with request for SCOTUS to take it up
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Not each felony conviction in Mississippi includes individuals dropping their voting rights, however 22 of them do. Nonetheless, some authorized teams say that constitutional provisions within the state should be reviewed and struck down.
“Mississippi is preserving a provision of the 1890 structure in place that everybody agrees was racially discriminatory when it was adopted,” described Deputy Director of Impression Litigation for the Mississippi Heart for Justice Paloma Wu.
The Mississippi Heart for Justice is asking that the U.S. Supreme Court docket check out the case involving Mississippi disenfranchising crimes. Different authorized teams have filed related circumstances which are additionally nonetheless caught up in courtroom. And two of these teams, together with the Southern Poverty Regulation Heart, signed a short final week encouraging the justices to think about this challenge. There was a simultaneous push for lawmakers to do away with the ban whereas it’s pending within the judicial system.
“You want to see us take motion to do that,” famous the Director of Political Campaigns for the Southern Poverty Regulation Heart Motion Fund, Brandon Jones. “However within the absence of that, we want to see the courts take this fashion, put us on the identical footing that different states have with an inexpensive restoration course of.”
Each organizations say that they received’t hit pause on the legislative push whereas they wait on phrase from the justices.
“We predict, and plenty of different individuals assume, that the Mississippi Legislature needs to be the one doing it,” described Wu. “These are the folks that had been elected so as to repair our books. It is a ethical compass challenge that we might repair. It’s a justice challenge.”
It’s not a simple ask because it takes added steps to vary a constitutional provision.
“I believe it’s notable that within the final statewide election, Mississippi determined to take away a type of Jim Crow provisions,” stated Jones. “We’ve modified our state flag. We’ve been on a latest trajectory of eliminating these vestiges of the Jim Crow South. So, you want to see us take motion to do that.”
Proper now, the one approach voting rights may be restored in Mississippi is thru a pardon from the governor or a two-thirds vote of the state Home and Senate, which is comparatively uncommon.
These disenfranchising crimes embrace: Homicide, Rape, Bribery, Theft, Arson, Acquiring Cash or Items underneath False Pretenses, Perjury, Forgery, Embezzlement, Bigamy, Armed Theft, Extortion, Felony Unhealthy Examine, Felony Shoplifting, Larceny, Perjury, Receiving Stolen Property, Timber Larceny, Illegal Taking of Motor Automobile, Statutory Rape, Carjacking, or Larceny Underneath Lease or Rental Settlement.
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Mississippi exporters invited to participate in upcoming Southeastern U.S. – Canadian Provinces Alliance Business Forum in Biloxi | Mighty Mississippi
Jackson, Miss. (June 28,2024) – Mississippi companies interested in exporting goods and services to Canada are invited to participate in the upcoming Southeastern U.S.– Canadian Provinces Business Forum. The event will be held August 4-6 at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi.
“Canada is one of Mississippi’s top trade partners, and this yearly event provides unique opportunities for Mississippi businesses to connect with Canadian business leaders in a variety of sectors,” said Mississippi Development Authority Executive Director Bill Cork. “While this year’s forum will focus heavily on advanced manufacturing and the blue economy, opportunities for growth and forging strategic partnerships are available for all Mississippi exporters.”
The SEUS-CP Alliance is a strategic partnership that promotes trade and investment opportunities between its member states and provinces. In addition to Mississippi, member states include Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Member provinces include Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Québec.
This year’s forum focuses on advanced manufacturing and the blue economy, which includes a range of ocean technologies and related industries such as shipbuilding, uncrewed autonomous vehicles, smart ports, fisheries and aquaculture, innovative materials and innovative technologies. Advanced manufacturing and the blue economy form a significant portion of SEUS-CP members’ economies.
The event will feature the Business-to-Business Matchmaking Program, which provides opportunities for small- to medium-sized businesses to engage in high-quality meetings with chief procurement officials from globally recognized companies that are seeking new suppliers of goods, services and innovative technologies. Business-to-business appointments will take place onsite each day of the event and will be offered at no additional charge to registered attendees. The appointments are a cost-effective, convenient opportunity to meet with vetted companies from Canada and the Southeast U.S.
To facilitate the appointments, a designated matchmaker is assigned to work with companies from SEUS-CP member states and provinces to identify business interests and ensure that all matchmaking appointments are qualified and mutually beneficial. Serving as “anchor” companies for the business-to-business appointments will be leading entities from the sectors of focus. These include Airbus, HII-Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi Polymer Institute at The University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi Power, Port of Pascagoula, Skydweller Aero Inc., and The Coca-Cola Company.
The cost to register for the SEUS-CP Business Forum is $350. To register, please visit www.seuscp-b2b.com. For more information, contact MDA International Trade Office Director Vickie Watters at (601) 359-3155 or vwatters@mississippi.org or International Trade Manager – Canada and Europe Aggie Sikora at 601-359-9342 or asikora@mississippi.org.
JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) – The Mississippi Public Service Commission has announced that a new area code has been approved to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code.
At some point in the future, area code 471 will serve all of the Public Service Commission Northern District counties:
- Alcorn
- Attala
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Carroll
- Chickasaw
- Choctaw
- Clay
- Coahoma
- Desoto
- Grenada
- Itawamba
- Lafayette
- Lee
- Leflore
- Lowndes
- Marshall
- Montgomery
- Monroe
- Oktibbeha
- Panola
- Pontotoc
- Prentiss
- Quitman
- Tallahatchie
- Tate
- Tippah
- Tishomingo
- Tunica
- Union
- Webster
- Winston
- Yalobusha
In addition, the 471 area code will also serve a large area of the Public Service Commission Central District, which includes the following counties:
- Holmes
- Humphreys
- Issaquena
- parts of Kemper
- Noxubee
- Sharkey
- Sunflower
- Washington
- Yazoo
Existing 662 customers will keep their current telephone numbers, but new customers or requests for additional lines may be assigned the new 471 area code once it’s activated.
Customers will continue to use 10-digit dialing — the area code plus the seven-digit phone number — to make local calls.
No changes need to be made by customers at this time. Further updates will be announced as the implementation process begins in late 2025 or early 2026.
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