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Mississippi elections end, national elections begin. We’re used to the endless campaign seasons here in Mississippi, and 2024 will be no different.
A state-run court in the City of Jackson, Miss., will soon be able to move forward, a federal judge reaffirmed as he upheld H.B. 1020.
Economist William Chittenden explains what the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is, who is eligible and what has changed lately.
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley drew sharp contrasts over their views on policies to help rural hospitals and cut taxes while trading blows over accusations of corruption during the only debate of the campaign Wednesday night.
The Mississippi Legislature’s attempt to create four unelected special circuit court judges in Hinds County is unconstitutional, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled today, while upholding House Bill 1020’s creation of a single inferior court in Jackson’s Capitol Complex Improvement District. Justices heard arguments in the case in July.
“As the religious landscape changes, new potential voters may be ready to engage—if political leadership can enact policies that help them turn out, and inspire them to turn out, too,” Evan Stewart writes.
“As a sociologist who studies race and ethnicity, I have closely followed these moves by the states,” Rodney Coates writes. “Throughout U.S. history, I see three main periods of legislative disenfranchisement in which legislative bodies have voted to expel members.”
“For decades, Fox’s prolonged popularity has made it clear that authenticity is truly valuable when it comes to building credibility and audience loyalty,”Jacob L. Nelson writes. “Now, the network’s settlement with Dominion has revealed just how manipulative and insincere that authenticity can be.”
The NAACP is suing to stop two new laws designed to give the State of Mississippi more control over the City of Jackson and alleging they amount to race-based discrimination in a 52-page lawsuit the organization filed in federal court Saturday.
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