Lawsuit accuses Mississippi of racial bias in COVID-19 fund distribution

Lawsuit accuses Mississippi of racial bias in COVID-19 fund distribution

A lawsuit claims Mississippi officials racially discriminated against Jackson by withholding federal water relief funds, causing harm to the majority-Black city.

State looks to dismiss lawsuit over Jackson ARPA funds

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. Attorneys for the state of Mississippi presented arguments on Thursday to dismiss a federal lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against the city of Jackson by withholding $36 million in pandemic recovery funds meant for infrastructure improvements. On behalf of two Jackson residents and the city’s NAACP chapter, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed the complain…

‘This court cannot do that’: State lays out case for dismissing ARPA discrimination suit

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Sparks flew on Thursday as the state began its argument for why a discrimination case against three high-ranking Mississippi officials should be thrown out. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and others are suing three state leaders in their official capacities for the creation and implementation of a program they say discriminated against Jackson in the distribution of COVID-19 relief …