Nation Mississippi Senate OKs bill allowing expanded role for state police, appointed judges in majority-Black city March 7, 2023March 8, 2023 Wicker Perlis and Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY NETWORK Comments Off on Mississippi Senate OKs bill allowing expanded role for state police, appointed judges in majority-Black city The Mississippi Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday, drastically increasing state involvement in the majority-Black capital city of Jackson.