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Mississippi GOP challenges election night court order that kept polls open during ballot shortage
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After ballot shortages in Mississippi’s largest county sowed chaos and confusion on the evening of the November statewide election, the state Republican Party has filed a petition challenging a court order that kept polls open longer than usual. The...
Mississippi drops charges in killing of former state lawmaker but says new charges are possible
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi prosecutors have dismissed indictments against a man in the shooting death of a former state lawmaker and the earlier burning of a building, saying they need more time to investigate. The murder and arson charges against Billy Lamar Brooks were...
Mississippi attorney general asks state Supreme Court to set execution dates for 2 prisoners
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has asked the state Supreme Court to set execution dates for two men on death row. Fitch's office filed motions Thursday that asked the court to schedule executions for Willie Jerome Manning and Robert Simon Jr. ...
Two governors win reelection, while Ohio passes amendment on abortion rights. Follow live updates
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves won reelection on Tuesday, while Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to an abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. In Virginia, Democrats swept legislative elections in...
Wisconsin's Democratic governor sues Republican Legislature over blocking basic functions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday sued the Republican-controlled Legislature, arguing that it is obstructing basic government functions, including signing off on pay raises for university employees that were previously approved. Evers is asking...
In Mississippi, most voters will have no choice about who represents them in the Legislature
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After being in office for over a decade, Mississippi state Sen. Dean Kirby got challenged in the Republican primary. He won with 70% of the vote. That was in 2003 — and it remains the last time Kirby faced an opponent. The longtime Jackson-area senator is...
Downticket Mississippi candidates discuss state's economy ahead of Election Day
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With Election Day drawing near, Mississippi candidates offered competing visions for managing the state's economy in speeches Thursday. The candidates spoke to business leaders at the Mississippi Economic Council’s “Hobnob Mississippi,” an annual...
Democrat running for Mississippi attorney general pitches civil rights reforms as Election Day nears
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Democratic nominee for attorney general Greta Kemp Martin says “inaction” has been the primary feature of the state's top law enforcement office under her opponent's tenure. Two weeks before the general election, the Democrat running to unseat...
Delayed homicide autopsies pile up in Mississippi despite tough-on-crime-talk
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Incomplete homicide autopsy reports have continued to pile up in Mississippi - despite tough-on-crime talk by state leaders ahead of the Nov. 7 general election. Police officers and prosecutors rely on medical examiners' autopsy reports to investigate violent...
Mississippi Democrat Brandon Presley aims to rally Black voters in governor's race
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's gubernatorial election could hinge on turnout among Black voters, who haven't wielded political influence commensurate to their share of the state population, the Democratic nominee said Friday. At a campaign event in the 80% Black state capital...
