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FOCUS: H.B. 1020 • 2023 Elections • Voting • Fact Checks • #MSWelfare/TANF Scandal • Jackson Water • Abortion • Race & Racism

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, speaking to the press in his office
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Mississippi Ballot Initiative Effort Revived in Senate, But Obstacles Remain

Hopes for restoring a ballot initiative system in Mississippi are alive again as the Mississippi Senate reopened the possibility one week after a Senate leader killed the legislation last week amid differences with the Mississippi House. 

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Kayode Crown March 27, 2023
Mississippi Senate Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee Chairman John A. Polk, R-Hattiesburg
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Senator Killed Ballot Initiative Bill, Fearing Voters Could Repeal ‘Right-to-Work’

Mississippi citizens will not be able to organize and vote on issues using ballot initiatives again any time soon after a Mississippi Senate leader allowed legislation that would have revived the option to die on calendar due to multiple concerns.

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Kayode Crown March 24, 2023
Michael Watson speaking at a mic with one hand partially raised in gesture
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#MSLeg Roundup: New Voting Restrictions, Decriminalizing Fentanyl Test Strips

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson celebrated the passage of new voting restrictions on March 14, 2023, saying that banning “ballot harvesting” is necessary “to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat” in Mississippi elections.

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Kayode Crown March 15, 2023
State Rep. Nick Bain, R-Corinth, seen in a light grey suit speaking at a podium with hands gesturing
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Ban On Library Books Depicting ‘Homosexuality,’ ‘Lesbianism’ Passes Mississippi House

Mississippi could ban digital books that state law defines as “sexually oriented,” including books with depictions of “homosexuality” and “lesbianism,” from public and school libraries after a majority in the Mississippi House approved an amended version of Senate Bill No. 2346 on Wednesday.

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Ashton Pittman March 9, 2023
Senate Judiciary A Committee Chairman Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, responds to a question about legislation
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Capitol Police Would Patrol Jackson But With Bodycams Under Revised H.B. 1020

The state-run Capitol Police would have jurisdiction over the entire capital city and would be required to wear body cameras under an amended version of Mississippi House Bill 1020 that the Mississippi Senate passed on March 7, 2023.

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Kayode Crown March 8, 2023
Governor Tate Reeves and Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley in a side by side photo
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Presley Leads Reeves For Governor Amid Mississippi Welfare Scandal, Poll Shows

A large majority of Mississippi voters are familiar with the state’s welfare fraud scandal, and a slim majority is leaning toward voting for Democrat Brandon Presley for governor over incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the November 2023 election, a new poll says.

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Ashton Pittman February 14, 2023
Mississippi Senate Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee Chairman John A. Polk, R-Hattiesburg
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Mississippi Legislature Not Yet A ‘Public Body’ After Legislation Fails: ‘There’s Always Next Year’

Mississippi Free Press’ attorney Rob McDuff said in a May 2022 statement that the Mississippi Open Meetings Act requires that other meetings of legislators, like the Republican Caucus, be open to the public when they constitute a quorum and are discussing public business.”

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Kayode Crown February 3, 2023
Mississippi Department of Human Services Executive Director Bob Anderson
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Mississippi Must Stop Billing Incarcerated People For Child Support, MDHS Head Says

Mississippi State Senator Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, is sponsoring Senate Bill 2082, which would suspend child-support payments for those in prison for more than six months.

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Kayode Crown January 18, 2023
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Gov. Reeves Signs Law Requiring Citizenship Checks For Voting in Mississippi

Mississippi may be less likely to wrongly remove naturalized immigrants from the voting rolls under a new bill Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law today.

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Ashton Pittman April 14, 2022
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