How a planned Democratic forum quietly fell apart after Jim Hood balked
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The Democratic attorney general wanted to pre-record a statement instead of sharing a stage with two primary challengers
Government
‘A man’s job’: Democratic Hinds County candidate says women don’t belong on county boards
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Earlier this year, Hinds County candidate Malcolm Johnson suggested that a female civil-rights attorney serve on the school board rather than run to be a supervisor, which he called a man’s job
2019 Gubernatorial Candidates
Waller, GOP guv hopeful and ex-chief justice, cites ‘common sense’ in also not meeting with women alone
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Recently retired from the Mississippi Supreme Court, Waller is the second Republican candidate in recent days to say he practices the so-called Bill Graham rule. Waller added he never met alone with female colleagues or law clerks in his 22 years with the court
Law and Order
Gang-control allegations at Wilkinson prison mirrored in East Mississippi lawsuit
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Officials at Management & Training Corp., which operates the Wilkinson prison in Woodville and the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian — the subject of a federal lawsuit — dispute claims about gangs running their prisons,
2019 Gubernatorial Candidates
‘We’ve built an army’: Tate Reeves is unapologetic and unbothered by critics. With a titanic war chest and legions of volunteers, he’s laser focused on Democrat Jim Hood
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The 45-year-old lieutenant governor knows fiscal policy as well as anyone. So why is he talking so much about about Hollywood, Nike and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 62: The Candidates: Bill Waller Jr.
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Bill Waller Jr., one of three Republican candidates for governor, discusses why he’s running for governor.
Cartoon
Marshall Ramsey: Carpet Bomber
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Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has nearly 10 times as much cash on hand than does his two Republican opponents.
Commentary
Reeves accuses Hood of gas tax flip-flop, AG says he has to clean up lieutenant governor’s infrastructure mess
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The issue of increasing Mississippi’s gasoline tax, the fourth lowest in the nation, to fix roads and bridges is turning into one of the defining issues of this year’s campaign for governor.
Cartoon
Marshall Ramsey: Something Wicked This Way Comes
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As Tropical Storm Barry heads towards Louisiana, Mississippi prepares for several inches of rain.
Sports
Our U.S. soccer men lag behind our women, and here’s the reason why that’s so true
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So many of our greatest football heroes would have been soccer sensations. But they chose to go where the scholarships and the big bucks were. That’s still the case.
Election 2019
Waller: ‘I have never in my life seen somebody raise money like one of my opponents’
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Reeves’s campaign war chest filled for stretch primary run; Democratic front-runner Jim Hood’s campaign says they have raised nearly $1.3 million in the past six months.
Mississippi Culture
“Every Hour”: Claire Holley revisits how she ‘started to really enjoy music’ with new release of hymns
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Jackson native back home with a free public performance in her hometown featuring songs from the recent release, “Every Hour.”
Equity
Utility companies: Mississippi shortchanged on federal energy assistance funds for low income homes
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The $3.7 billion federal program that provides funds to qualified residents only serves 12 percent of Mississippians who qualify, mainly due to rules that favor cold weather states over Southern states and a cumbersome application process.
Cartoon
Marshall Ramsey: My Truck. My Rules
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Gubernatorial candidate Robert Foster tweets out “My truck. My rules.”
The Other Side Podcast
Special Episode: What It’s Like Covering Mississippi as a Woman
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Five female reporters who cover Mississippi discuss sexism in journalism, politics and society.