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Appeals court upholds ruling that Legislature diluted black voter strength in...
A three judge panel of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling forcing the redrawing of the 102-mile-long state Senate District 22 because it diluted black voter...
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Marshall Ramsey: The End is Near
The end is near: Remember to vote on Tuesday. Visit our #MSElex Voter Guide for the rundown on the candidates, important voting information and campaign data. The post Marshall Ramsey: The End is Near...
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In Republican treasurer’s race, Sen. Buck Clarke’s experience faces off...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report for AmericaBusinessman David McRae (L) and Sen. Buck Clarke (R) The television ad for state treasurer candidate Sen. Buck Clarke, R-Hollandale, opens with the...
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Continental Tire, offering prospect of jobs with unspecified wages, draws...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaRoughly 750 people visited the Jackson WIN Job Center Monday, where recruiters from Continental Tire held an “information session” with applicants....
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Higher absentee ballot requests could mean larger Tuesday election turnout
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaRegistered Mississippi voters people can vote in either one of the two primaries on Tuesday. But a person who votes in one primary on Tuesday...
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Sen. Michael Watson takes GOP secretary of state nomination after bitter primary
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaState Sen. Michael Watson, a secretary of state candidate, speaks during the Neshoba County Fair Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Michael Watson defeated...
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Hood cruises to victory in Democratic primary for governor, tells crowd...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaJim Hood, flanked by his wife, Debbie, and his daughter Anna Belle, told supporters Tuesday night that he would work to improve education, health...
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David McRaeEric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report for America After investing more of his own money into his campaign than any other 2019 candidate, Madison businessman David McRae easily won the...
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Fitch leads field for AG, but can’t avoid runoff against Taggart
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaRepublican state treasurer Lynn Fitch, a candidate for attorney general, speaks during the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday,...
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Marshall Ramsey: Biden’s Dud
Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s poll numbers plummet after the first Democratic debate. The post Marshall Ramsey: Biden’s Dud appeared first on Mississippi Today.
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Reeves, Waller headed for a runoff after first ballot doesn’t settle GOP...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaTate Reeves smiles as he speaks to his supporters during his election watch party at Table 100 in Flowood, Miss., Tuesday, August 6, 2019. FLOWOOD —...
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‘It’s a matter of life and death’— Q&A with New superintendent of state-run...
Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi TodayDr. Jermall Wright talks to members of the Yazoo City community about the new Achievement School District on May 15, 2019. On Aug. 7, 4,000 Mississippi public school...
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Yes, there was pro hockey in Mississippi, and there’s still one of us playing...
Brittany BuieJackson native and professional hockey player Marvin Powell stands with the new professional hockey exhibit at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. If you’re lucky, you learn...
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It’s a world-wide event at Old Waverly, and it’s also an amazing celebration...
USGA/Steven GibbonsAlexa Pano, left, with Jiarui Jin, the medalists after they tied in stroke play at the 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point. WEST POINT – We’ve...
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Tate Reeves, staring down runoff, ditches early campaign strategy and attacks...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaTate Reeves celebrates with his supporters during his election watch party at Table 100 in Flowood, Tuesday, August 6, 2019. Sixty-four of...
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In record-breaking workplace raid, immigration officials claim parents...
Rogelio V. Solis / Associated PressFriends, coworkers and family wave to one of several buses that are filled with detainees, following a U.S. Immigration raid at several Mississippi food processing...
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Advocates, clergy condemn raid but officials say detained parents given...
Augatina Leon sits with her granddaughter, Jerilynn Perez, outside of Koch Foods Inc., plant in Morton, Miss., Thursday, August 8, 2019. Friends and family members of those who were detained during...
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One incarcerated woman’s three-year battle for a bra that won’t give her a rash
Every time Judy Wilbanks wore the bra, she broke out into a rash. About three years ago, Wilbanks, an inmate at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl, developed an allergy to the elastic...
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Educators fear dramatic raids on first day of school will leave lasting trauma
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaImmigrants and their family members wait to seek legal help at Alpha and Omega Church of Deliverance in Forest, Miss., Saturday, August 10, 2019....
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Mike Hurst, the federal prosecutor who oversaw chicken plant raids, has long...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaU.S. Attorney Mike Hurst speaks to media during a press conference about the results of the execution of federal search warrants by Homeland...
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