‘There was not the remotest chance this would convince me Donald Trump deserved to be removed,’ Wicker says of trial
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Mississippi’s senior senator talks impeachment exclusively with Mississippi Today
Government
Hyde-Smith, indebted to Trump and facing re-election, pledges POTUS her unwavering support
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When asked if Democratic impeachment managers could sway her stance on supporting President Trump, Mississippi’s junior senator had no comment. She has fiercely defended the president throughout the impeachment process
Politics
Sen. Wicker, who accused Clinton of ‘criminal conduct,’ sees no impeachable offense by Trump
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As the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump gets under way in the U.S. Senate, Mississippi’s senior senator says he will listen to the evidence — even though he sees no proof of wrongdoing by the president
Justice
Why a DOJ probe, the latest in a string of actions against Mississippi prisons, could take years
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The Justice Department, through its Civil Rights Division, is more than familiar with problems plaguing correctional institutions in Mississippi and across the Deep South. However, their investigations and the settlements that normally follow don’t come quickly
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 89: Medical marijuana initiative makes November ballot, could provide big 2020 political fight
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Jamie Grantham, communications director for Mississippians for Compassionate Care, discussed the group’s campaign to legalize medical marijuana in the state.
Government
‘We must do better’: Gov. Reeves rolls out plan for troubled Mississippi prisons
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The first phase involved tapping an interim commissioner and committee led by a key Reeves ally to conduct a national search for a permanent leader
Government
Amid festering crisis, Reeves confronted with embattled and leaderless prison system
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With a recent spate of violence in Mississippi prisons and departures of the agency’s top leaders, Gov. Tate Reeves must grapple with a cloud hanging over his young administration
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 88: Delbert Hosemann casts party aside, says he’ll serve underrepresented Mississippians
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Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann discusses reorganizing state government, Medicaid expansion, gas tax, teacher pay, committee assignments and representing underrepresented Mississippians.
Election 2020
Tobey Bartee, who ran for U.S. Senate in 2018, will challenge Mike Espy in Democratic primary
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The winner of the March 10 Democratic primary will likely face Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who has no Republican primary challengers
Government
The state inked a deal to house Parchman inmates in a private prison. Is it legal?
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Several people briefed on the contract between the Department of Corrections and Nashville-based CoreCivic, which owns and operates the prison, shared its details with Mississippi Today
Election 2020
Former Miss America pageant leader decides against GOP primary challenge of Sen. Hyde-Smith
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Candidates have until Jan. 10 to qualify to run for the Senate or for the state’s four congressional seats.
2020 Legislative Session
Mississippi Legislature 2020: Election challenge, prison unrest greet lawmakers at start of session
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About 50 protesters were on hand as lawmakers kicked off a new four-year term in state government. One of the first orders of business for the House is an election challenge in District 40 where Democrat Hester Jackson McCray defeated Republican Ashley Henley by 14 votes
Prison brass warned of dangerous conditions a year ago, but lawmakers did not act
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In the aftermath of deadly incidents at correctional facilities, state leaders vowed to address problems plaguing Mississippi prisons. These promises come despite a series of cuts to correctional budgets and unfulfilled requests for funding to make repairs at Parchman
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 87: Keeping the House in order
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Andrew Ketchings, expected to be elected House clerk for the third straight term, discusses what to expect from the early days of a legislative session.
Government
Parchman disturbance draws heavy emergency response, report of one death as state officials remain silent
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The Mississippi Highway Patrol and sheriff’s offices in Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Bolivar and Washington counties sent more than 100 deputies to the prison on Thursday after a violent incident broke out Thursday morning and left one inmate dead