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Community health editor at @MSTODAYnews. Reach me at kroyals@mississippitoday.com
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Capitol Police require panhandling applicants to show government ID. But most homeless Jacksonians lack one, advocates say

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By Kate Royals Verified
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By requiring government ID, Mississippi’s Capitol Police have effectively banned many homeless people in a portion of Jackson from obtaining a panhandling permit, homeless people and advocates say. Under a 2025 state law called the Safe Solicitation Act, people wishing to collect charitable donations next to intersections and roadways in Mississippi must apply for a daily permit that costs up to $25. If they do not, they can face up to six months in jail and a maximum $300 fine.
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Governor will set Hinds County special election date

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By Kate Royals Verified
| Mississippi Today Verified
The date for the special election between David Archie and Anthony “Tony” Smith for the Hinds County District 2 supervisor seat is uncertain after a judge changed a recent ruling. In an amendment filed Thursday, Special Judge Barry Ford said the election date — which was set for July 14 — was void and that Gov. Tate Reeves would have to set an election date under Mississippi law. The law says that the governor or lieutenant governor shall call a special election for the office or offices involved.
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‘Can’t get him back’: Family and community mourn toddler killed in Senatobia

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| Mississippi Today Verified
SENATOBIA – A crowd of family and friends gathered outside a Senatobia Walmart Wednesday to honor the life of a 1-year-old killed in a law enforcement shooting and to demand justice and accountability. The night before, police fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse protesters from the same location. One-year-old Kohen Wiley was killed after a shooting by law enforcement responding to alleged shoplifting at Walmart on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
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