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No sign of Mississippi governor fulfilling pledge on campaign funds tied to welfare case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Financial documents show no sign that Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has fulfilled his pledge to give away campaign donations from people charged with misspending welfare money in the state's largest public corruption case. Reeves, a Republican, became governor...
Mississippi Democrats improperly excluded candidate for governor, judge says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could have a Democratic primary for governor in August because a judge ruled Friday that the party improperly excluded a candidate from the ballot. The state Democratic Party immediately filed notice that it will ask the Mississippi Supreme Court...
Federal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday extended his order that temporarily stops the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice from appointing judges in the capital city of Jackson and the county where it's located, both of which are majority-Black. U.S. District Judge Henry...
Mississippi sends National Guard to US-Mexico border, GOP governor says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he has mobilized a National Guard unit to help with security at the U.S. border with Mexico. “What happens at the border doesn’t stay there. Drugs and people are trafficked to every state in the nation —...
Democrat pledges ethics package in his challenge of Mississippi GOP governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Democrat running for Mississippi governor said Tuesday that he will push legislators to enact an ethics package that includes limits on campaign donations, frequent disclosure about lobbyists' spending and a ban on former state officials quickly becoming lobbyists. ...
1 lawsuit over appointment of Mississippi judges dismissed, another case still alive
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has dismissed one lawsuit that challenges a new law dealing with appointment of judges in the majority-Black capital city of Jackson and the surrounding county, but a separate lawsuit remains alive in federal court. In the ruling Monday,...
Order temporarily blocks appointed judges in mostly Black city and county in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked the appointment of four state court judges in the majority-Black county that is home to Mississippi's capital city — appointments that drew protests from local residents who said white state officials were stomping on civil...
Mississippi chief justice removed from lawsuit over courts and policing in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice is no longer a defendant in a lawsuit that challenges a state law dealing with courts and appointed judges in the capital city of Jackson. Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas on Thursday dismissed Chief...
'Affront to democracy': Concern about appointing Mississippi judges where most are elected
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three residents of Mississippi's capital city testified Wednesday that their rights as citizens are undermined by a new state law that would create a court inside Jackson with judges who are appointed because the state constitution requires most judges to be elected. ...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
Tupelo Daily Journal. May 3, 2023. Editorial: Medicaid expansion is popular among voters. Who knew? A recent poll told us what most people already knew and only a handful of state leaders truly fear: Expanding Medicaid to help bolster Mississippi’s suffering health...
