Lawmaker: Power struggle is ‘decapitation’ of Black-run city


              Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba watches as lawmakers debate House Bill 1020, that would create a separate court system in the Capitol Complex Improvement District, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
            
              Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, answers questions regarding proposed House Bill 1020 that would create a separate district composed of appointed prosecutors and judges for the Capitol Complex Improvement District for a portion of Jackson, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol, in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
            
              Members of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus hold hands and sing "We Shall Overcome" following a news conference where they expressed disappointment at the passage of House Bill 1020, legislation that would create a separate court system in the Capitol Complex Improvement District, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
            
              Sen. John Horhn, D-Jackson, stands with members of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus, and expresses the group's disappointment at the passage of House Bill 1020, legislation that would create a separate court system in the Capitol Complex Improvement District, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
            
              Sen. David Parker, R-Olive Branch, presents legislation that would transfer ownership of the water system from the city of Jackson to a new public entity managed by a nine-member board selected by the mayor, governor and lieutenant governor, at the state Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Lawmaker: Power struggle is ‘decapitation’ of Black-run city