Fact Check: Touring Tate Reeves’ $3.3 Million Governor’s Mansion Renovations
The first thing you see when starting a tour of the historic and regal Mississippi Governor’s Mansion is a lot of pink. Pink walls, rugs infused with salmon splashes, and antique magenta and gold chairs. A delicate pink chandelier glows overhead in the formal Front Rose Parlor in the oldest part of the mansion in downtown Jackson. Each room’s nickname in the older part of the mansion is its color.
All Polling Places for Mississippi’s Nov. 7 Statewide Elections
Mississippi voters can use the following table to examine voting precincts for Mississippi’s Nov. 7, 2023, statewide elections.
Meet the Candidates For Statewide Office in Mississippi’s Nov. 7 Elections
Voters will elect candidates to regional, legislative and state representatives in Mississippi’s general election on Nov. 7.
Opinion | Low Voter Turnout Is a Threat to Mississippi’s Democracy
Duvalier Malone writes that low voter turnout delegitimizes the government, affects minorities and threatens Mississippi’s democracy.
Dem Lieutenant Governor Candidate Wants to Restore Ballot Initiatives, Modernize Mississippi
Democratic Mississippi lieutenant governor candidate D. Ryan Grover wants to restore the ballot initiative and make voting easier if elected.
Presley Courts Black Voters in Mississippi Governor Campaign, A Shift From 2019
In early October, Mississippi Democratic candidate for governor Brandon Presley crisscrossed Jackson, shaking hands and taking selfies as he courted residents in the nearly 83%-Black capital city. He needed Jacksonians to vote if he was to have any chance of defeating incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Nov. 7, he told supporters. He has made more efforts to court Black voters than the party’s 2019 nominee, Jim Hood.
