Election
Weaponizing Trump? Chris McDaniel strikes dour tone in decision to sit out 2020 U.S. Senate election
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“President Trump will endorse the sitting officeholder, and the challenger will lose. Period,” state senator said.
Politics
Former Miss America pageant leader mulls Sen. Hyde-Smith challenge in 2020 GOP primary
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Josh Randle, a 31-year-old Oxford resident and Amory native, said he was motivated by Hyde-Smith’s rocky 2018 campaign. “We need a senator who is effective, accessible and projects a positive image of our state on the national stage,” he told Mississippi Today.
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 79: How Jim Hood lost the 2019 governor’s race
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Brannon Miller, a data analyst who worked for Jim Hood’s campaign, discusses how Hood lost the 2019 governor’s race.
2019 Candidates
Tate Reeves defeats Jim Hood, secures Republican sweep of statewide offices
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Reeves, 45, spent his campaign focusing on conservative values and attacking Hood as a liberal. Hood said he now plans to spend a lot of time hunting and figuring out how to make a living after leaving the attorney general’s office in January.
Election 2019
Hood’s Obama robocalls, Reeves’ public teacher emails mark last-minute turnout efforts for guv campaigns
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President Barack Obama recorded a robocall supporting Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood’s bid for the governor’s mansion while Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves sent a letter to Mississippi public school teachers ahead of Election Day
Election 2019
Tate Reeves loans his campaign $1.3 million days before Election Day faceoff against Jim Hood
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The loans push Reeves’ available campaign spending total over $12 million, more than twice the spending total of his opponent Hood.
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 78: What to expect in the 2019 governor’s race
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Mississippi Today reporters break down the biggest storylines ahead of the long awaited 2019 governor’s race between Jim Hood and Tate Reeves.
Election 2019
At Trump rally in Tupelo, impeachment inquiry steals spotlight from Tate Reeves, governor’s race
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Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves stood shoulder to shoulder with the president a the northeast Mississippi rally, a key region in Tuesday’s general election. Attorney General Jim Hood, also in Tupelo, has had voter support in the region in the past and said Friday, “I think they will stick with me.”
2019 Attorney General Candidates
Attorney general candidates Lynn Fitch, Jennifer Riley Collins battle for a spot in the history books
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Whomever voters pick to serve as the state’s chief legal officer and advisor on both civil and criminal matters will make history. The race also marks just the third time in Mississippi that two women are major party nominees for the same statewide office.
2019 Lieutenant Governor Candidates
Hosemann and Hughes seek most powerful office in Mississippi – lieutenant governor
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The lieutenant governor position’s broad definition in the state Constitution gives it legitimate power in both the executive and legislative branches of government.
The Other Side Podcast
Jim Hood discusses campaign strategy, Tate Reeves and working across the aisle
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Jim Hood, the Democratic nominee for governor, discusses his campaign and running against Republican nominee Tate Reeves.
Election 2019
Company that put wrong election date on Jackson billboards to make amends with additional GOTV ads
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Vote.org: “It is our mission to give voters access to accurate, helpful information to get out and vote.”
Education
‘He had to have known he was interested’: Ole Miss chancellor applicants question Boyce’s actions, agenda as search consultant
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Mississippi Today obtained a copy of the consulting contract that paid Glenn Boyce, the recently named University of Mississippi chancellor, almost $90,000 earlier this year to create a profile of the perfect candidate to lead the state’s flagship university
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 76: What to watch for with 15 days to the governor’s race
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What are the biggest storylines ahead of the 2019 governor’s race between heavyweights Jim Hood and Tate Reeves?
Politics
The next governor will appoint at least four IHL trustees. Where do candidates Reeves and Hood stand?
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Mississippi’s next governor will appoint four new IHL board members in 2021. The Nov. 5 general election winner could, theoretically, appoint all 12 members of the board if re-elected to a second term.