Election 2020
Democrat Mike Espy outraises GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith nearly 3-to-1
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Incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has struggled to raise money due in part to backlash following racially insensitive comments she made in 2018.
Justice
Crews move Confederate monument at University of Mississippi after years of student activism
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The 30-foot Confederate monument had greeted visitors at the University of Mississippi’s main entrance since it was erected in 1906.
Mississippi State Flag
Officials ask public to submit design proposals for new Mississippi state flag. What’s next?
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Since lawmakers voted last month to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the flag, Mississippi has been without an official state flag.
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 113: Behind the scenes: How lawmakers worked to remove the Mississippi state flag
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Rep. Chris Bell shares insight on lawmakers’ meetings ahead of removing state flag.
MS Today Impact
Letter from the Editor: Mississippi’s historic flag change
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The question I’ve been asked most the past couple days: How did the flag change happen now, in 2020, during an unprecedented legislative session in the midst of a worldwide health pandemic?
Mississippi State Flag
After waffling for years, Gov. Tate Reeves signs bill to change state flag
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Tuesday’s signing comes after Reeves isolated himself from both sides of the debate over the flag, which features the Confederate battle emblem.
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 112: ‘It’s been surreal’: How lawmakers changed the Mississippi state flag
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Inside the wild few hours leading up to the moment that lawmakers voted to remove the state flag
Mississippi State Flag
Mississippi furls state flag with Confederate emblem after 126 years
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A nine-member commission will be appointed to develop a new state flag design that must be approved by voters on the November 2020 ballot.
Mississippi State Flag
Lawmakers plan to remove Mississippi state flag on Sunday
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The legislation will begin in the House on Sunday, sources close legislative leaders said. If passed there, it will move to the Senate for consideration.
Mississippi State Flag
‘Historic moment’: Lawmakers clear difficult hurdle to consider bill that would remove the Mississippi state flag
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The move on Saturday marks the first successful legislative action to change the flag since it was adopted by lawmakers in 1894.
Mississippi State Flag
Top CEO: ‘People will boycott Mississippi products’ if lawmakers put state flag on ballot
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Joe Frank Sanderson, CEO of Sanderson Farms, warns of “dire consequences” for state’s businesses if lawmakers let voters decide the fate of the state flag.
Mississippi State Flag
Top executive: Send state flag issue to ballot, and ‘any business considering locating here will pause’
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A top executive says the Mississippi state flag, which features the Confederate emblem, is hindering the state’s ability to attract business.
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 111: Senate Leader Hopson discusses budget, state flag
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Sen. Briggs Hopson, R-Vicksburg, discusses the latest around agency budgets and the state flag.
Mississippi State Flag
Full list: Mississippi cities, universities and businesses that have removed or called for a new state flag
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As leaders debate whether to change the Mississippi state flag, a growing number of cities, colleges and businesses are distancing themselves from the symbol.
Mississippi State Flag
NCAA bans Mississippi college baseball regionals, other championships until lawmakers change state flag
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Mississippi won’t be able to host college baseball, women’s basketball tournaments until lawmakers change the state flag, which contains the Confederate battle emblem.