The Power Of Community: Jackson Residents Finally Have A Say In Resolving The City’s Water Crisis  

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The Washington Post / Contributor / Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated May 2, 2024

Heading into the summer of 2024 means it’s been almost two years since a state of emergency was declared due to the public health water crisis in Jackson, MS. And now city residents are finally getting a say in how to fix the infrastructure, which has been long besieged with problems.

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