Coronavirus in Mississippi
CEO of major Mississippi hospital hosts in-person fundraiser for Gov. Tate Reeves
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Kent Nicaud, CEO of Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, hosted the fundraiser on Wednesday evening at his home in Pass Christian.
People
A finale to Curtis Wilkie’s final act: Esteemed Mississippi journalist retires from teaching
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After a long journalism career and 18 years of teaching, Curtis Wilkie is retiring from the University of Mississippi.
Education
Auditor issues $2,000 demand to UM professor who skipped work to protest racial inequality
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State Auditor Shad White issued the demand to University of Mississippi professor James Thomas, who participated in a two-day “work stoppage.”
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 134: An early look at the 2021 legislative session
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Mississippi Today’s political team preview the upcoming 2021 legislative session.
Coronavirus in Mississippi
Chief of Mississippi’s largest hospital urges Gov. Reeves to re-issue statewide mask mandate
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Gov. Tate Reeves became the first governor to rescind a statewide mask mandate, and COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have climbed since.
Coronavirus in Mississippi
Gov. Tate Reeves’ daughter tests positive for COVID-19
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Reeves’ office postponed a scheduled press conference, where the governor was set to address the state’s sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.
Election 2020
Here’s what happened on Election Day in Mississippi
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Mississippi voters reelected a U.S. senator, four congressmen and three state Supreme Court judges. Three key ballot initiatives also passed.
Analysis
Cindy Hyde-Smith and Republicans test the limits of Mississippi’s redness in Senate race against Mike Espy
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Can a Republican in a reliably red state still win an election without much campaigning, even against a formidable Democratic challenger?
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 130: What to expect in the Hyde-Smith vs. Espy race
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Mississippi Today’s political reporters break down the 2020 U.S. Senate race between Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy.
Essays
I’m a white woman who voted for Cindy Hyde-Smith in 2018. Here’s why I’m voting for Mike Espy in 2020.
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Mike Espy, needing a broad coalition of voter support to win, has focused his campaign outreach on white women in recent days. Cagney Weaver, a white woman, writes about why she’s voting for Espy on Nov. 3.
Election 2020
‘I’m ready for a fresh start’: Mike Espy, needing broad coalition for Senate victory, reaches out to white women
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Mike Espy has focused outreach on white women. Here’s what 12 white women in key cities had to say about Espy and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Election 2020
Company that denounced Hyde-Smith’s ‘public hanging’ comment writes her a last-minute check
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Eleventh-hour fundraising records show Senate candidate Mike Espy has outraised Sen. Cindy Hyde Smith more than 2-to-1 among large donors.
Election 2020
Sen. Hyde-Smith’s perceived ineffectiveness in Washington comes into focus in final days of Senate race
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Democratic challenger Mike Espy is spending big to ensure Mississippi voters know GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is rated the least effective senator in the nation.
Election 2020
‘It’ll be higher than Obama’: Mike Espy will benefit from record Black voter turnout in Mississippi
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Eager to vote for U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy and against President Trump, Black Mississippians are expected to turn out in record numbers.
Election 2020
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith ignored advice to rehab her image. Now she’s struggling to raise cash in 2020.
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A look at how Cindy Hyde-Smith, following controversial 2018 comments, is one of the worst senatorial fundraisers in modern American political history.