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Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today’s senior capitol reporter, covers politics, government and the Mississippi State Legislature. He also writes a weekly news analysis which is co-published in newspapers statewide. A native of Laurel, Bobby joined our team June 2018 after working for the North Mississippi Daily Journal in Tupelo since 1984. He is president of the Mississippi Capitol Press Corps Association and works with the Mississippi State University Stennis Institute to organize press luncheons. Bobby has a bachelor's in American Studies from the University of Southern Mississippi and has received multiple awards from the Mississippi Press Association, including the Bill Minor Best Investigative/In-depth Reporting and Best Commentary Column.

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Posted inElection 2019

Will governor candidates debate? ‘Anytime and anywhere,’ Hood says. ‘Bring it on,’ Reeves’ campaign says

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Posted inElection 2019

Reeves hoping to garner endorsement from Waller like he did in past hard-fought campaign

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Posted inElection 2019

Mississippi voters, women AG candidates poised to make history in November

Avatar photo by Bobby Harrison August 28, 2019May 10, 2021
Posted inElection 2019

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves prevails in GOP runoff, will face Democrat Jim Hood in November

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Posted inElection 2019

Absentee ballots down for Tuesday’s runoff, could mean fewer voters than on Aug. 6

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Posted inElection 2019

Fitch outspending Taggart in final reporting period before Tuesday’s attorney general runoff

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Posted inAnalysis

Waller’s unwillingness to cast blame may be second guessed if he comes up short in Tuesday’s runoff

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Posted inElection 2019

Tate Reeves spends big in final days before Republican governor’s runoff against Bill Waller

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Posted inJustice

After Rep. McLeod found not guilty of domestic violence, Gunn presses for House ethics investigation

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Posted inGovernment

Presley: Some rural electric cooperatives jumping into the internet business at high speeds

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Ep. 67: Republican Primary Runoff for Attorney General: An In-Depth Look

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Posted inAnalysis

Rep. Jeff Smith part of Mississippi House history, but soon his time at state Capitol is up

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Posted inStaff Picks 2019

‘Furious Hours’: The story of Harper Lee’s quest to write a true-crime novel of her own

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Mike Hurst, the federal prosecutor who oversaw chicken plant raids, has long been tough on undocumented people — but less so on businesses that hire them

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Posted inElection 2019

Foster endorsement could boost Waller in pivotal DeSoto County in runoff with Reeves

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