AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCourts & Civil Rights: The U.S. Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, upheld dismissal of Jackson residents’ lead-in-water lawsuit, ruling the Constitution doesn’t provide a due-process right to clean drinking water or accurate information from officials. State Politics: Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said he’s already planning for the 2027 legislative session, keeping education, a classroom cellphone ban, prescription drug costs, and housing affordability on his agenda. Public Safety & Federal Law: Mississippi AG Tim Griffin co-led a letter urging Congress to repeal unconstitutional National Firearms Act provisions after a federal court struck parts of the law as exceeding Congress’s taxing power. Economic Development: Hyundai Steel broke ground on a $5.8 billion electric-arc furnace mill in Louisiana near the Mississippi River, targeting 2.7 million tons of automotive steel sheets annually and thousands of jobs. Mississippi Community: A new Gulfport nonprofit program, Sunshine Sips, opens Oct. 1 to provide job training for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Crime & Justice: In the Nolan Wells death investigation, a new federal development followed an Ohio woman’s not-guilty plea after alleged bomb-threat calls tied to the case.
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