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Jim Hood, the state attorney general and frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, has brought three criminal cases against Smith in recent years
Guest, part of the biggest class of newcomers since 1933, says there are issues that aren’t highly partisan, police body cameras, military funding, agriculture and rural hospitals, where Democrats and Republicans can work together.
The project developers say the company is on solid financial footing and the hotel will open this fall
Waller would join Lt. Gov Tate Reeves and freshman state Rep. Robert Foster in an August Republican primary
Reeves, the leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor, broke his silence on the controversies
The Democratic attorney general and candidate for governor answered questions from the media Monday afternoon
The two frontrunners for governor answered questions about racist photos on their fraternity yearbook pages
With the qualifying deadline less than a month away, Mississippi senator says he’s had a couple of conversations with President Trump, who has been very supportive.
Considered the best shot at the governor’s mansion Mississippi Democrats have had in a years, Hood is leaning on lawyers and big-name Democrats to amass his campaign warchest
Heated debate raised issues of race, women’s rights, and fiscal responsibility. Now, the full House and Senate will vote on the measures.
Some lawmakers oppose an existing law — and any efforts to strengthen it — that protects patients against large out-of-pocket medical bills, said a committee chairman
The lieutenant governor’s campaign reports read like a who’s who of Mississippi GOP politics. They also provide a glimpse into the most successful and sophisticated fundraising effort for state office in modern Mississippi history.
Hood touts success of his in-state fundraising efforts
Public service commissioner will face state Sen. Michael Watson in the Republican primary.
Advocacy groups want to roll back a child support provision they say further stigmatizes low-income families