Groups seek a new hearing on a Mississippi mail-in ballot lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel incorrectly interpreted federal and state laws when it ruled that Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that...
Democrat Ty Pinkins is outspent as he tries to unseat Republican Sen. Roger Wicker
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democrat Ty Pinkins has jogged along highways and past cotton fields to try to draw attention to his effort to unseat...
Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders said Thursday that they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn too...
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...