Election 2019
Reeves launches 2019 governor bid, vows to fight ‘liberal ideas’ of Hood’s Democratic Party
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Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves plans to tout education and economic gain under Republican leadership
Government
As storms barrel through state, National Weather Service employees working without pay through shutdown
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During federal government shutdowns, meteorologists and other agency employees are considered essential
Election 2019
Sen. Clarke, powerful money committee chairman, announces state treasurer bid
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The longtime lawmaker and accountant says the post fits his skill set
Government
AG Hood’s investigators question MDOT officials in frontage road probe
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The Mississippi attorney general’s office has also obtained documents from the city of Flowood
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Ep. 29: Runoff Recap
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How will the history books remember Cindy Hyde-Smith’s victory over Mike Espy?
Election
Cindy Hyde-Smith defeats Mike Espy in Senate runoff, becomes state’s first woman elected to Congress
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Hyde-Smith defeated challenger Democrat Mike Espy by a comfortable margin Tuesday night
Politics
President Trump phones McDaniel to rally base for Hyde-Smith. Will it work?
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Supporters of the firebrand Pine Belt legislator say they’re torn about Tuesday’s runoff election
Senate Runoff 2018
Podcast Ep. 28: Politicos break down Senate debate between Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mike Espy
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Republican strategist Austin Barbour and Democratic strategist Brandon Jones discuss how Tuesday’s debate might affect the outcome of the Nov. 27 runoff.
Election
Debate sponsor Farm Bureau’s deep relationship with Hyde-Smith includes board donations, awards
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The only debate of the current campaign season takes place tonight between Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy
Election
Firestorm over public hanging, vote suppression remarks triggers surge in campaign cash
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Once quiet, Senate campaigns now getting attention and dollars from individuals and party PACs heading into Tuesday’s debate.
Election
Hyde-Smith slams Espy lobbying deal in Africa, draws new fire for ‘joke’ about making liberal voting harder
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The Espy campaign believes Hyde-Smith is attempting to deflect from her controversial public hanging remarks
Election
‘Public hanging’ comment creates a stir in Hyde-Smith’s hometown as race emerges as key issue in Senate runoff
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Brookhaven – located in a county named after President Abraham Lincoln – reflects on its racial history as reaction to video splits along racial lines.
Politics
Gov. Bryant deflects ‘public hanging’ firestorm, says bringing Trump helped race relations and rails about black abortion
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U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith stonewalled reporters when pressed about her incendiary statement that was caught on video
Politics
Cindy Hyde-Smith blasted for ‘public hanging’ comments; she calls criticism ‘ridiculous’
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A spokesman for Mike Espy, who faces the senator in an upcoming runoff election, called her comments reprehensible
Cindy Hyde-Smith and GOP, needing help from ‘Chris McDaniel Country,’ get good news
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Republicans breathed a heavy sigh of relief when a chief rival of U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith offered his support