The Joint Redistricting and Reapportionment Committee, comprised of House members and senators, met at the state Capitol for the first time since the Supreme Court ruling. He told Mississippi Today in a statement that the committee’s redistricting process is “putting lipstick on a pig.” If the joint committee truly cared about what the public wants, it would end this sham process before it begins.” Alsobrooks told Mississippi Today that she would encourage Mississippians to “stay the course and keep fighting” against efforts to weaken majority Black districts. Sept. 24 at the state Capitol building in Jackson___This story was originally published by Mississippi Today and distributed through a partnership with The Associated Press.