Election 2019
Former Chief Justice Waller to enter governor’s race, setting up cramped GOP primary
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Waller would join Lt. Gov Tate Reeves and freshman state Rep. Robert Foster in an August Republican primary
Politics
Tate Reeves speaks on blackface, racism and his Confederate-group associations
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Reeves, the leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor, broke his silence on the controversies
Politics
Jim Hood elaborates on racist photos his fraternity published in yearbook
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The Democratic attorney general and candidate for governor answered questions from the media Monday afternoon
Politics
Blackface, Confederate reverence a decades old tradition at Mississippi universities and colleges
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The two frontrunners for governor answered questions about racist photos on their fraternity yearbook pages
Politics
Jim Hood: A look at how the Democratic AG is raising cash for a governor’s race
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Considered the best shot at the governor’s mansion Mississippi Democrats have had in a years, Hood is leaning on lawyers and big-name Democrats to amass his campaign warchest
Politics
Tate Reeves: A look at fundraising for the Republican frontrunner for governor
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The lieutenant governor’s campaign reports read like a who’s who of Mississippi GOP politics. They also provide a glimpse into the most successful and sophisticated fundraising effort for state office in modern Mississippi history.
The Jungle Podcast
Ep. 38: Live with Marshall Ramsey
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In The Jungle’s first live episode, Mississippi Today Editor-at-Large Marshall Ramsey discusses his storied career drawing editorial cartoons
In 2018 arms race for governor’s seat, Tate Reeves outraised Jim Hood by $1 million
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Hood touts success of his in-state fundraising efforts
Politics
In bid for secretary of state, PSC’s Sam Britton sets up competitive GOP primary
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Public service commissioner will face state Sen. Michael Watson in the Republican primary.
Election 2019
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, fighting unpopularity and defeated agendas, asks GOP senators to pledge support
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The gubernatorial hopeful may not be the best liked politician in the state, but he is the most feared
Government
‘Let’s give Dr. King his due’: Democratic lawmaker pushes to nix Robert E. Lee holiday
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Mississippi and Alabama are the only states to pair Robert E. Lee and Martin Luther King Jr. holidays
Government
Fact check: Democrat Baria’s claim about legislative budget under GOP leadership
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A top Democrat said legislative spending increased $6 million in seven years — was he right?
Government
Reeves: Teacher pay raise, pension funding among 2019 priorities
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With state revenue collections the first six months of the current fiscal year up 3.3 percent, lieutenant governor anticipates level agency spending and funding for other “specific needs.”
‘I will subpoena if I’m forced’: Rep. Thompson, in new power broker role, takes aim at Trump border policy
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The new House Homeland Security Committee chairman tells Mississippi Today the president is lying to the American people and using furloughed federal workers as political pawns
‘Bad as I’ve ever seen’: Trent Lott blasts congressional leaders over Trump border wall impasse
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A former Republican U.S. Senate leader from Mississippi offers a strategy for ending the partial government shutdown