As if you needed any more documentation, the state recently refused to dedicate some of the previous federal money (from the American Rescue Plan) to fixing Jackson's water: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2022/04/07/jacksons-misses-out-water-and-sewer-funding/9496967002/.

Atrocious behavior on the part of state officials.

One small consolation: they do have to eat a little bit of their own dogfood, because the state capitol building is smack in the middle of Jackson.