15 Feb

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Advocacy Group Warns Against Proposed Bill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Beth Orlansky, Advocacy Director Mississippi Center for Justice borlansky@mscenterforjustice.org (O) 769-230-2838 Advocacy Group Warns Against Proposed Bill (Jackson, Miss.) February 15, 2016 - A proposed bill in the Mississippi legislature will ensure that many Mississippians will continue to be caught in the...

15 Feb

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Mississippi Center for Justice and Venable LLP Sue City of Ridgeland, MS for Race-Based Fair Housing Violations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dana Thomas, Communications Director (o) 769.230.2841 (c) 601.506.9156 dthomas@mscenterforjustice.org Mississippi Center for Justice and Venable LLP Sue City of Ridgeland, MS for Race-Based Fair Housing Violations Suit alleges City aimed to...

04 Feb

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HUD’s racism charge could nudge Ridgeland into settling housing bias issues Mississippi Business Journal Ridgeland officials, as well as their outside legal counsel, have been silent on the series of state and federal lawsuits their zoning mandates have brought. Before the lawsuits, however, city officials said health and...

26 Jan

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SNAP assistance: no job, no help Mississippi Public Broadcasting The Federal Government requires that people 18 to 49 years of age with no children get a job to be eligible for the  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Because of it's high jobless rate, that rule has not applied...

25 Jan

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Contact: Dana Thomas, Communications Director (O): 769.230.2841 dthomas@mscenterforjustice.org Advocacy Group Calls for DHS to Apply for SNAP Waiver The Mississippi Center for Justice’s Public Records Act request reveals potential impact of the 3-month time limit for each county and presents policy solutions to prevent increasing the distress level of Mississippi’s struggling...

08 Jan

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Working for working families? Jackson Free Press Budgets are often called moral documents. That means that advocates for working families will be watching spending closely to make sure Mississippi's heart, and money, is in the right place. "We're following the state budget, which will lead us to questions...

17 Dec

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Letter to Congress: 212 Groups urge you to support a strong payday lending rule US Public Interest Research Group For Immediate Release THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015 December 15, 2015 Dear Member of Congress: The undersigned civil rights, consumer, labor, faith, veterans, seniors, and community organizations, strongly urge you to oppose H.R....