Civil rights complaint filed against Mississippi over funds for Jackson water system
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi has intentionally created hurdles that prevent the majority-Black capital city of Jackson from receiving enough money ...
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi has intentionally created hurdles that prevent the majority-Black capital city of Jackson from receiving enough money to repair a long-troubled water system that nearly collapsed last year, the Southern Poverty Law Center said Friday in announcing a new civil rights complaint it filed. Load Error Jackson MS Water Crisis: Judge OKs money for billing system upgrade The center asked the U.S. Treasury Department to investigate Mississippi's rules for distributing $450 million to water systems operated by cities, counties and rural water associations.