by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
Tags: bills, census, elections, lawmakers, laws, legislation, legislative, Legislature, Politics, population, race, redistricting, representation, state government, voters, votes, Voting
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 14,2012
Tags: agreement, discrimination, employees, illegal workers, immigrants, immigration, investigation, lawsuit, manufacturing, race, raid, settlement, workers
LAUREL — Court records say a Mississippi company that was the target of the largest U.S. workplace raid on illegal immigrants has reached a tentative settlement in a discrimination lawsuit by four black women who claimed the company gave preferential treatment to Latinos. The lawsuit claimed one of the plaintiffs applied for a job at [...] [...]
GREENWOOD — A federal appeals court has upheld the verdict in a discrimination lawsuit won by Greenwood Leflore Hospital. Former hospital board attorney George Dulin sued the hospital after he alleged he was fired in 2006 by the majority-black hospital board because he is white. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit last year. Dulin’s attorney [...] [...]
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