In interview with Mississippi Today’s Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, state Sen. Derrick Simmons of Greenville, the chamber’s Democratic leader, praises bipartisan spirit in state Capitol, though he said differences still exist. Simmons also questions whether rioters at U.S. Capitol would have been handled differently had they been African American.
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