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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Saturday May 11, 2024 ( 1 items )  

NAACP Condemns EPA Title VI Complaint Decision in Jackson Water Crisis, Reaffirms Allegations of Racial Discrimination
WASHINGTON, May 9 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release: This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced findings from an investigation into the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi State Department of Health regarding misuse of federal funds that led to the Jackson Water Crisis. The investigation, which was launched in October of 2022 following a Title VI complaint filed by the NAACP and other advocates, has found "in  more