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Robert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96

LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the second-highest leadership role in the state House...

Women represent half of the US. But they sometimes lack clout in budget and tax talks

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Women represent half of the U.S. population but it’s still rare for them to have leading roles in setting taxes or budgets in some states.Take Mississippi, for example....

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