AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoResearch & Technology: Mississippi State University was named a founding member of a Southeast AI research consortium, joining more than a dozen institutions in a federally backed effort. Local Services: A cyberattack has disrupted Hinds County services, leaving taxpayers and residents seeking vehicle-tag renewals in limbo. Jobs & Industry: A luxury athletic-apparel company plans a $176 million Southaven investment expected to create 400 jobs. On the Coast, Gulf Blue won an SBA grant to develop a maritime unmanned-systems supply chain. Politics & Voting Rights: State Auditor Shad White says Mississippi’s congressional map should be redrawn to unseat Rep. Bennie Thompson, arguing he has failed the Delta; the debate follows a Supreme Court ruling that weakened voting-rights protections. Priscilla Till, Emmett Till’s cousin, has also announced a run for governor. Mississippi Figures: Jackson-born actor and disability-rights advocate RJ Mitte, known for “Breaking Bad,” has died at 34. Formerly exonerated death-row prisoner Curtis Flowers, whose case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, died at 56.
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