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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Mississippi Politics, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 71 stories have been published about Mississippi Politics which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Mississippi Politics, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 71 stories have been published about Mississippi Politics which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Politics · MississippiZola Jackson was one of the handful of Black teachers in Mississippi during the Jim Crow era. She faced a daunting challenge in providing a first-class education to students considered second-class citizens. Education was in and of itself an act of active resistance against racial disenfranchisement, she says.See the Story
Lessons for today from the overlooked stories of Black teachers during the segregated civil rights era
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Politics · MississippiThe 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals said it would take a new look at the 2-1 decision. Mississippi attorneys, led by state Attorney General Lynn Fitch, had asked for the review. The Aug. 4 ruling held that denying voting rights violated the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.See the Story
US court will reconsider ruling that granted voting rights to Mississippians convicted of felonies
Coverage: 2 sources
Politics · MississippiWASHINGTON — Latice Fisher of Mississippi experienced a stillbirth and was charged with second-degree murder when investigators unearthed online searches on how to buy misoprostol, an abortion drug. Celeste Burgess,See the Story
Lawmakers look at data privacy in post
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Grand Jury · MississippiA Mississippi sheriff “tapped into the power of a grand jury at least eight times over a year to spy on his married girlfriend and the school employee with whom she was also ‘unfaithful,'” Mississippi Today reports. “The investigative report, compiled in 2016 by the district attorney at the time, Michael Guest, laid out evidence that Sheriff Bailey had duped the prosecutor’s office and potentially violated state law on fraud, a felony that carri…See the Story
Sheriff Issued Illegal Subpoenas to Spy on His Girlfriend
75% Left coverage: 4 sources
Politics · MississippiJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The former chair of Mississippi’s Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit seeking to reinstate himself as its leader, arguing that he was improperly ousted in July. Tyree Irving, a former appellate judge who had chaired the state party since 2020, was voted out by a majority of party officials at a July 6 emergency meeting. Now Irving, who had announced his resignation ahead of the vote before reversing course, says the meeti…See the Story
Former Mississippi Democratic Party chair sues to reinstate himself, saying his ouster was improper
50% Center coverage: 6 sources
Brandon Presley · MississippiParker was elected to Congress from a southwest Mississippi district in 1988 as a Democrat. He became a Republican in November 1995, a year after the GOP gained control of the U.S. House. Parker was the Republican nominee for governor in 1999, and lost a close race to Democrat Ronnie Musgrove.See the Story
Republican former congressman endorses Democratic nominee in Mississippi governor's race
45% Center coverage: 9 sources
Politics · ColumbusMississippi still has the nation's fifth highest rate of uninsured residents. All 40 states that have expanded Medicaid have lower uninsured rates. Some healthy people will not sign up for health insurance even if Medicaid expansion is available. Former Mississippi Gov. John Bell Williams had voted against creating Medicaid.See the Story
Bobby Harrison: Mississippi politicians have long history of opposing efforts to provide health care for their citizens
Americas · MississippiMississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution, challengers say. The ban permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies. Greta Kemp Martin faces first-term Republican Attorney General Lynn Fitch in the Nov. 7 election. If she is elected attorney general, Kemp Martin says she will drop request for rehearing.See the Story
Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say
70% Center coverage: 10 sources
