Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is accusing his Republican primary opponent, Mississippi Sen. Chris McDaniel, of committing voter fraud after a Substack report questioned whether the four-term state senator lives at the Jones County residence where he is registered to vote.
Democratic candidate for Mississippi governor Brandon Presley outraised Republican Gov. Tate Reeves nearly 4-to-1 over the past month, campaign finance reports show.
Working Mississippians who want health care coverage need “better, more higher-paying jobs” that provide quality private insurance, not Medicaid expansion, Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said at the Neshoba County Fair as he traded barbs with Democratic opponent Brandon Presley.
Mississippi Sen. Chris McDaniel’s claim that Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann once led a Jackson abortion clinic is “totally false and has been rejected by every pro-life organization which has investigated it,” the incumbent’s campaign said in a statement to the Mississippi Free Press.
Mississippi Sen. Jeremy England has raised over $1,600 for a breast cancer charity after a critic called him a “groomer” because he wore a pink onesie with a mesh skirt and dyed his hair to match for a 2020 fundraiser.
Mississippi Democratic Party Chair Tyree Irving resigned over the weekend amid pressure from fellow party members who feared he may have jeopardized a $250,000 donation from the Democratic National Committee following a tirade against another state party official.
For many LGBTQ+ people, Pride Month 2023 was difficult. It highlights the need for journalists to rededicate themselves to people-focused reporting.
Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Tyree Irving should be replaced, a Democrat running for statewide office says.
Almost three years after both houses of the Mississippi Legislature overwhelmingly voted to retire the old Confederate-themed state flag, one state senator is calling for its return. “That flag, a lot of our people fought and died under that flag,” said Sen. Kathy Chism, R-New Albany.
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