The Jungle Podcast
Ep. 48: Steve Holland: From Republican to Democrat to Independent
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Holland talks his political past, future
Attorney general candidate appears in college yearbook blackface skit, regrets portrayal
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Andy Taggart, a lawyer and Republican vying to be Mississippi’s next top cop, is among the few Republicans who have called for a new state flag to replace the current banner, which features a Confederate emblem. He calls the use of blackface offensive and inappropriate.
Election 2019
‘I’m very proud today’: The man behind Tate Reeves’ rise to power
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Terry Reeves, the father of Mississippi’s powerful lieutenant governor now vying for the state’s top job, gave his son’s early political career a financial boost when few others believed in him
Election 2019
Andy Taggart says family tragedy helped fuel his race for attorney general
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Longtime fixture of GOP politics faces state Treasurer Lynn Fitch and Rep, Mark Baker in the primary. Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union state chapter, is the Democrat running.
The Jungle Podcast
Ep. 47: You Asked, We Answered (Again!)
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Mississippi Today’s politics team takes questions from listeners about the 2019 statewide elections and legislative session
Election 2019
First governor’s debate won’t be broadcast live; Foster, Waller to face off but Reeves declines invitation
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Lieutenant governor, a third candidate vying to win the GOP primary in August, cited obligations of the legislative session that ended earlier than expected on March 29.
Election 2019
Gerrymandering ruling could trigger special session to redraw state Senate district
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“… Anytime you affect one district, it has the potential of affecting all 51 other districts,” said Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves.
Election 2019
Reeves to skip first GOP governor’s race debate, drawing criticism from opponents
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Lieutenant governor’s office says with the Legislature in session, timing wasn’t right. April 2 debate at MSU will feature Rep. Robert Foster and former Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr.
Election 2019
Federal appeals court orders Legislature to redraw ‘gerrymandered’ 102-mile Senate district by April 3
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Previous ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves found that Senate District 22 as drawn diluted the power of the black vote. The Fifth Circuit also extended the filing deadline for candidates to April 12.
Politics
Lawmakers’ ability to govern in private thrust into 2019 governor’s race
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Jim Hood says lawmakers shouldn’t be exempt from public records law, but legislators fear making communications and emails available to the public would have a “chilling effect on the legislative process.”
Election 2019
Be a geofence: The story behind the technology that millennial-led Mississippi Votes uses to help more young Mississippians vote
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Mississippi Votes may be the first organization in the state to use geofencing, technology used to create a geographic boundary, for a general get-out-the-vote campaign.
Election 2019
Mississippi governor candidate Velesha P. Williams: ‘Isn’t it time Democratic Party starts supporting black folks?’
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Williams sat down with Mississippi Today to discuss her campaign and the politics of 2019.
Election 2019
Black women are the heart of the Democratic Party. What will it take for them to be its face?
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Many African American women, who bear the brunt of Mississippi’s highest in the nation rates of incarceration, poverty, low wages, and infant and maternal mortality, say their votes are often taken for granted.
Election 2019
Voter awareness initiative culminates in downtown Jackson art gallery
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The secretary of state’s office partnered with Jackson State on the “Promote the Vote” contest to help educate young people of the importance of voting.
Election 2019
Analysis: Republicans in strong position to hold, maybe increase, legislative majorities
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Democrats struggle to recruit House and Senate candidates to run in November general election and have little margin for error in effort to capture a majority.