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City mulling new ordinances to match growth

Associated Press — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:57:48 +0000

OXFORD — As Oxford continues to grow, so does the demand for the availability of telecommunications for its citizens, which is why some new city ordinances are about to be adopted. For instance, to ensure the city maintains control of work performed within the city rights of way, the Oxford Board of Aldermen is considering [...]

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City asks Justice Department to reject state redistricting plan

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:07:47 +0000

MORTON — The City of Morton has asked the Department of Justice to reject the redistricting plan for the Mississippi House of Representatives. The Scott County Times reports the board of aldermen acted this past week at the request of state Rep. Tom Miles, a Democrat from Forest. Miles has protested how the House districts [...]

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Legislature delivers redisticting plan to Justice Department

Associated Press — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:15:07 +0000

JACKSON — Legislative leaders say plans for new district lines for the House and Senate have been delivered to the Department of Justice. House Elections Committee chairman Bill Denny, R-Jackson, tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the legislative plan was delivered this week. The 122 House districts and 52 Senate districts have to be updated [...]

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City sets public hearings to discuss ward redistricting

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:17:33 +0000

GAUTIER — Two public hearings have been set on the redistricting of wards in the city of Gautier. The Mississippi Press reports the city council scheduled the hearings for July 2 and July 16. The city’s population soared from 11,681 in the 2000 census to 18,572 in the 2010 count, a 59 percent increase. City [...]

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Senate approves redistricting plan; needs House approval

Associated Press — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:38:48 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate today adopted its own redistricting plan that includes more majority-black districts and fewer split precincts. The Senate also rubber-stamped a House map that the House approved last week. The Senate plan still needs House approval. Legislative maps have to be updated each decade to balance the population in the districts. [...]

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Senate unveils redistricting map; scheduled for vote today

Associated Press — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:43:52 +0000

JACKSON — A proposed new map for the Mississippi Senate includes more majority-black districts and fewer split precincts statewide. The Republican senator who led the redistricting effort, Merle Flowers of Southaven, said he’s confident it will be adopted with bipartisan support. “We have worked hard to draw a plan that’s fair and complies with the [...]

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Senate expected to unveil redistricting plan today; vote tomorrow

Associated Press — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:29:08 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi Senate leaders plan to reveal redistricting plans for the chamber this afternoon, with the intention of asking the full Senate to approve the map tomorrow. Republican Sen. Merle Flowers, of Southaven, is redistricting chairman for the 52-member chamber. He said Monday that the proposed new map should make most senators happy. “I [...]

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House Republicans push through redistricting plan

Associated Press — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:13:25 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi House Republicans pushed through a redistricting plan yesterday that critics say would cut the number of white Democrats in the 122-member body. House members voted 70-49 for the plan, with 63 Republicans and seven Democrats supporting it. House Elections Chairman Bill Denny, a Jackson Republican, said the changes preserve black-majority districts and [...]

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House could unveil redistricting map today; Senate unsure of timing

Associated Press — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:45:17 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi House could unveil its own redistricting plan today, capping months of speculation about a new map that could shape lawmakers’ political fortunes for the coming decade. Senate leaders say it could be a few days before a new Senate map is shown to the public because experts and attorneys are still [...]

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State legislators to vote soon on redistricting plan

Associated Press — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:34:08 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers soon will be asked to vote on new configurations for their own House and Senate districts. It’s a politically sensitive task that could shape their own re-election prospects — and the prospects of their colleagues and their political parties — for the coming decade. The redistricting chairmen, Sen. Merle Flowers of [...]

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