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How Mississippi’s Governor Made the Jackson Water Crisis Worse

‘A THOUSAND PAPER CUTS’

Lack of water is costing those who can least afford it—and the state ended a program that would have provided some relief.

Brianna Sacks
Brianna Sacks 

Senior Reporter

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Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast
Brianna Sacks

Brianna Sacks

Senior Reporter

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