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Adam Ganucheau, who covers issues involving state government, has been a staff reporter for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson and The Birmingham News/AL.com. Ganucheau, a graduate of the Meek School of Journalism at the University of Mississippi, is from Hazlehurst.
Mississippi was one of five states that officially joined New Jersey’s effort to challenge a federal ban on sports betting nationwide, and the state has spent months checking off boxes to ensure sports betting could begin in within the coming days.
The decision leaves one Democrat, former congressman Mike Espy, running against two Republicans, incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and anti-establishment conservative Chris McDaniel
Hughes, who is serving his first term in the Legislature, kicked off the campaign in Jackson on Thursday morning
500 bridges have been declared unsafe in Mississippi. Residents reroute their lives
On the surface, Howard Sherman is a solid candidate. But the Democrat has never cast a vote in Mississippi, and he has contributed significant money to several Republican campaigns.
Venture capitalist is among six Democrats seeking to challenge U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker this fall
Sherman is one of six Democrats running for the chance to challenge U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker
Ole Miss denies testimony in Parliament that UM researchers had access to personal data of British citizens
Six Republicans and two Democrats are running for Harper’s congressional seat
NBC News/Survey Monkey poll found broad support for the way state officials have dealt with some key social issues
But despite economic concerns, solid majority would pay higher taxes for better roads and schools
The state now faces the final three months of the fiscal year slightly below total projections
The Ku Klux Klan is defending the state flag and its Confederate emblem — and targeting House Speaker Philip Gunn
New U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith will face both Republican and Democratic challengers in Nov. 6 special election
A group working to change the state flag, which is the last in the nation containing the Confederate battle emblem, says it received a YouTube video and warning from the Ku Klux Klan, WLOX TV reported. A man in the YouTube video posted by United Dixie White Knights says: “Y’all aren’t going to take down our flag. We gonna fight.” The video has since been taken down by YouTube. Mississippi Rising Coalition, the activist group working to remove the flag, held a press conference Wednesday in Ocean Springs to respond to the threat. “We believe you sent this to us with the intent not only to intimidate, but in the hopes that we would react publicly,” coalition president Lea Campbell said.