A bill to allow removal of elected city officials that opponents said was aimed at Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was tabled without a vote Wednesday after some heated debate on the House floor.
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi TodayJackson lawmaker’s bill to allow ouster of mayors tabled after debate by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today January 11, 2023 Rep. Shanda Yates, I-Jackson, moved to table her proposal at the request of the GOP House leadership after she fielded numerous questions on House Bill 370. The bill would have added municipal officials to a seldom-used 1950s law that allows for removal of elected county officials.
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