Gov. Tate Reeves pushes income-tax cut, says critics rely on ‘myths’
FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that legislators should ignore “myths” from opponents who want to block efforts by him and...
Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her ‘Is this America?’ speech 60 years ago
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats’ presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation...
Proposals for Pearl River flooding in Mississippi raise concerns among Louisiana lawmakers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy...
Judge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballots
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from counting absentee ballots that are...
Court says Jim Crow-era felony voting ban in Mississippi can be altered by lawmakers, not judges
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators, not the courts, must decide whether to change the state’s practice of stripping voting rights from people convicted of...
Mississippi election officials argue against quick work on drawing new majority-Black districts
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Redrawing some Mississippi legislative districts in time for this November’s election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots, state...
Mississippi erases some restrictions on absentee voting help for people with disabilities
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is revising the restrictions it put in place last year on who can provide absentee voting assistance to people who...
Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of...
Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more...
Mississippi legislators won’t smooth the path this year to restore voting rights after some felonies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kenneth Almons says he began a 23-year sentence in a Mississippi prison just two weeks after graduating from high school, and...