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
Election
‘Small enough to work against its own good’: In Natchez, old fears fuel doubt about the future
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Slavery once made it one of the nation’s richest cities. Today, some Bluff City residents worry about its long-term viability.
Politics
‘Laziness’ a factor in low millennial voter turnout, top Mississippi election official says
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Mississippi is home to almost 500,000 eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 29
Politics
Republicans hit the road, Democrats stay in Jackson in final push before Election Day
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Campaigns look to get out the vote in familiar strongholds
Politics
Senate candidate Tobey Bartee, overshadowed by big names and big money, introduces himself to Mississippi
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Former military intelligence officer is running in the special election against Mike Espy, Cindy Hyde-Smith and Chris McDaniel that will decide who replaces Sen. Thad Cochran.
Election
Following Espy’s lead, Hyde-Smith embraces history-maker mantle as election nears
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Frontrunners in a U.S. Senate race are striving for more Mississippi milestones
Election
Senate hopefuls split on who is fighting for folks with pre-existing conditions
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Democratic Senate candidates say their Republican opponents would jeopardize the mandate that insurance companies cover pre-existing medical conditions. Republicans say: not so
Hyde-Smith dodges climate change question, touts jobs at Copiah plant
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Alternative Energy Development-Copiah looks to employ 60 workers directly while also generating jobs in the timber industry.
Election
Record voter turnout expected based on midterm absentee ballots
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Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann cites interest in the economy and a recent presidential visit as possible factors for the upswing
‘That’s why they fear me’: Chris McDaniel, with ground to make up, is sticking to a familiar blueprint
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Trailing opponents Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy in the polls and in fundraising, the conservative state senator draws on Trump’s playbook
Election
Northeast Mississippi has pockets of economic strength, but many voters see need for more
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The Northeast Mississippi economy is holding its own, but voters there are nervous about the future
Election
‘No room for them’: For Mississippians in deep poverty, voting is easier said than done
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On a recent trip to Jackson for a Poor People’s Campaign event, the Rev. William Barber II called participating in elections a moral responsibility
Why Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi’s first congresswoman, is running from history
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In part two of our profile, the junior senator dishes on being a lifelong conservative, her vote in the 2008 Democratic primary and supporting equal pay
Money
Federal indictment: Contractor gave bribes to former Jackson mayor, other city officials
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Federal prosecutors allege that Atlanta political power player Mitzi Bickers made purchases totaling at least $5,000, to influence and reward an agent of the City of Jackson