Opinion | Ending Affirmative Action Will Not Bring Fairness in Mississippi’s Higher Education
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States made a decision that will upend the college-admissions process forever: They dismantled affirmative action. In the case of Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, SFFA alleged that Harvard’s use of Affirmative Action discriminated against Asian applicants, thus violating Title […]
Brett Favre Testimony Pushed Back to December, After Mississippi Elections
Brett Favre will not give sworn testimony about the Mississippi welfare scandal this month after the Mississippi Department of Human Services notified the Hinds County Circuit Court that it has rescheduled his planned deposition for December instead. Favre’s lawyers and the State requested the change. “Please take notice that at the request of counsel for […]
Independent Mississippi Governor Candidate Withdraws, Endorses Democrat Presley
Gwendolyn Gray, an independent candidate for Mississippi governor, is withdrawing from the governor’s race, she announced Monday while endorsing Democrat Brandon Presley’s effort to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. Her name will still appear on the ballot, however. “I am proud to endorse Brandon Presley because he will be a governor who takes action […]
