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Democratic residents in the former districts of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson expressed outrage at Republicans for ousting the lawmakers they had voted for.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hundreds of congregants dressed in white packed into Olive Branch Church for Easter morning service Sunday, but for many, the joyful greetings were followed by anxious chatter over the ouster of state Rep.
Republican lawmakers had ousted Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville, as well as Rep. Justin Pearson of Memphis, after a gun control protest on the House floor.
The Memphis Police Department's Scorpion unit launched in 2021 to target violent crime. Its officers were involved in killing Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop.
Broken pipes left thousands of residents of Jackson, Mississippi, without running water on Monday after a winter storm.