Yacht, strip club, bags of cash: The traveling FBI sting that set the stage for bribery charges against Jackson officials
The Jackson bribery scandal features a sunset sail on a Miami yacht, a taxpayer-funded trip to a strip club, bags of cash and three blocks of blighted concrete. Here’s the story.
On this day in 1837
On this day in 1837, abolitionist, clergyman and editor Elijah P. Lovejoy was assassinated by a pro-slavery mob.
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Senate panel weighs how much — or whether — to cut state taxes
Mississippi Senate and House leaders are weighing tax cuts, including cutting the tax on groceries and phasing out the income tax.
Already dire lack of affordable housing for low-income Mississippians on verge of worsening
Housing units available under the federal Low Income Tax Credit program could lose their affordability by 2030 – 2,917 of them in Mississippi, alone..
Mississippi Election 2024: What will be on Tuesday’s ballot?
Mississippi voters on Tuesday will make their picks for federal, state judicial and some local offices.
Podcast: Mississippi’s top election official discusses Tuesday’s election
Secretary of State Michael Watson talks with Mississippi Today’s Geoff Pender, Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance ahead of Tuesday’s election. He urges voters to remember sacrifices many have made to protect Americans’ voting rights and get to the polls, and he weighs in on whether a recent court ruling on absentee vote counting will impact…
Lawsuit to officially outlaw abortion in Mississippi may not have standing at the state Supreme Court
Analysis: Though Mississippi legislators effectively outlawed abortion, it is still technically legal under a 1998 interpretation of the Mississippi Constitution. A pending lawsuit may not change that.
Hinds County loses fight over control of jail
An appeals court panel is backing a federal judge’s decision to appoint a receiver to oversee operation at Hinds County’s detention center.
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Vote Tuesday: Candidates battle for seats on state’s highest courts
Multiple candidates are vying for two seats on the state Supreme Court and one on the Court of Appeals on Tuesday.
