Maya Miller

New York

Engagement Reporter at ProPublica

Engagement Reporter @ProPublica || (journalistically) raised in Wisconsin, Chicago and @columbiajourn

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Articles

Jackson airport set to recieve federal funding boost

1 week ago | mississippitoday.org | Maya Miller

Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport is set to receive much-needed upgrades and improvements after receiving more than $4.1 million in Airport Infrastructure Grant and Airport Improvement Program funding from the Federal Aviation Administration. The grants, announced this week by Sen. Roger Wicker, are part of a larger $21 million award for infrastructure improvements for airports across the state.
Tiny homes project for Jackson’s homeless delayed due to funding

1 week ago | mississippitoday.org | Maya Miller

Tucked away in west Jackson right off Capers Avenue are the remains of what used to be housing for people transitioning out of the Mississippi State Hospital. Now, it’s fallen into disrepair, its brick building crumbling and overcome by plastic waste and graffiti. Putalamus “Tala” White, executive director of the Jackson Resource Center, has a vision for the space and what it could become for people who are experiencing homelessness.
Future uncertain for residents of abandoned south Jackson apartment complex

2 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Maya Miller

Residents at Chapel Ridge Apartments in Jackson are left wondering what to do next after months dealing with trash pileups, the possibility of water shutoffs due to the property owner skipping out on the bill and property theft. On Sunday, Ward 5 Councilman Vernon Hartley, Drew Martin, the city’s attorney, and code enforcement officers discussed next steps for the complex, which, since April 30, has been without a property manager.
Thalia Mara Hall cleared to reopen by State Fire Marshal’s Office

3 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Maya Miller

After nearly a year closed, Thalia Mara Hall has been cleared for reopening after a follow-up inspection from the State Fire Marshal’s Office on June 3. Thalia Mara Hall was closed last August due to mold remediation, to replace the heating and cooling systems and perform updates to the fire system. The building had previously failed an inspection in late January.
Where Jackson creativity is the "blueprint for resistance," Briarwood Arts Center is the brick, mortar

4 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Maya Miller

On the edge of the Briarwood community in northeast Jackson sits a white building with a blue awning. On any given night, its rooms are filled with artists, dancers and creatives who have come to build community and hone their crafts. This is the home of the Briarwood Arts Center, the creation of Stephen Brown, also known as the hip-hop artist, producer and DJ 5th Child.
Jackson quietly settles long-standing consent decree over transit system

1 month ago | mississippitoday.org | Maya Miller

Just before municipal elections this year, the city of Jackson quietly settled a more than decade-long battle over public transportation standards for people who have disabilities. In January, Disability Rights Mississippi and Jackson reached a settlement agreement establishing standards that JTRAN, Jackson’s transportation system, must continue to reach for in the coming months. Otherwise, the city could face further legal action from disability advocates.
Florida Republicans Break With Trump Over Venezuelan Deportations

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Maya Miller

Share Since President Trump began a widespread crackdown on immigration, few Republicans in Congress have criticized his efforts to facilitate mass deportations, including of migrants authorized to live or work in the United States.But a small group of Republican lawmakers from South Florida has begun gently pushing back against the administration’s move to strip hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans of deportation protections under a program known as Temporary Protected Status, or T.P.S.The...
Republican lawmakers and agriculture groups question MAHA report

1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | Maya Miller

Republican lawmakers and agriculture industry officials on Friday criticized a federal health department report commissioned by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that found two weed killers widely used by farmers could be linked to chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease and asthma. The report, by the Make America Healthy Again Commission, singled out glyphosate and atrazine in particular.
Florida Republicans Break With Trump Over Venezuelan Deportations

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Maya Miller

1 hour agoMaryland Congressman Glenn Ivey, D-District 4, is on his way to El Salvador to try and meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. It has been more than two months since the Maryland man was mistakenly deported as part of a round-up of suspected Venezuelan gang members. The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled the White House has to facilitate his return to the U.S.
Florida Republicans Break With Trump Over Venezuelan Deportations

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Maya Miller

Three G.O.P. members of Congress whose families fled Cuba are objecting to the Trump administration's move to strip hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans of deportation protections. Since President Trump began a widespread crackdown on immigration, few Republicans in Congress have criticized his efforts to facilitate mass deportations, including of migrants authorized to live or work in the United States.