The state flag of Mississippi is displayed with the flags of the other 49 states and territories in the tunnel connecting the senate office building and the U.S. Capitol June 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Lawmakers in the Mississippi House and Senate voted Sunday to remove the Confederate battle emblem from their…
Mississippi's House and Senate lawmakers on Sunday voted with bipartisan support to change the state flag by removing a Confederate battle emblem that's broadly condemned as racist.The House passed a bill 91-23 Sunday afternoon, and the Senate passed it 37-14 later in the day.Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has said he will sign the bill, and the…
The state House voted to remove the current flag Sunday and senators will decide if a new design without the rebel symbol will be commissioned Don Hartness carries the Mississippi state flag and the American flag in front of the Capitol building. Photograph: Rogelio V Solis/AP Mississippi is on the verge of changing its state…
Published on Jun 27, 2020Mississippi lawmakers have taken the first step towards changing the state flag, which currently features the Confederate battle emblem. The House passed a resolution that will allow the legislature to vote on a bill to remove or change the flag. Kate Smith joined CBSN with more on what happens next.Subscribe to…
The flag of the state of Mississippi flies in front of the Mississippi State Capitol dome on Jan. 10, 2019. Lawmakers have cleared the way for legislation to remove and replace the flag. Brandon Dill/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Dill/The Washington Post via Getty Images The flag of the…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…