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Mississippis long history of voter suppression has created widespread voter fatigue among Black residents in a state where they account for nearly 40% of the population

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A few years ago, Tiffany Wilburn just didn’t see the point in voting any longer. Her children didn’t have proper school books, health insurance was expensive and hard to get, police abuse continued against Black residents, and her city’s struggle to get clean drinking water seemed emblematic of her community always […]

A few years ago, Tiffany Wilburn just didn't see the point in voting any longer.

Mississippis long history of voter suppression has created widespread voter fatigue among Black residents in a state where they account for nearly 40% of the population. But this years elections …

Mississippi's long history of voter suppression has created widespread voter fatigue among Black residents in a state where they account for nearly 40% of the population.

Mississippi's long history of voter suppression has created widespread voter fatigue among Black residents in a state where they account for nearly 40% of the population.

The Kentucky Department of Education’s 2023 School Report Card data shows Warren County and Bowling Green students generally outperformed statewide assessment averages despite lingering effects from COVID-19.

Bowling Green Independent Schools are one step closer to constructing a facility focused on providing technical education to generations of students.

The potential tax increase isn’t meant to increase the city’s revenue, the city’s finance director Gary Fields said at the meeting.

For many Americans, the dysfunction in the U.S. House as two wars rage and a budget crisis looms feeds into a longer-term pessimism about institutions.