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article .entry-wrapper p,.wpnbha.ts-3 article .entry-wrapper .more-link,.wpnbha.ts-3 article .entry-meta{font-size: 0.8em;}</style> <div data-posts data-current-post-id="989696"> <h2 class="article-section-title"> <span>THE LATEST</span> </h2> <article data-post-id="1127910" class="tag-government tag-justice tag-mt-app category-analysis type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/11/24/jenifer-branning-jim-kitchens-liberal/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/241119-MSToday-Kitchens-Branning-EShelton-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="An ad supporting Jenifer Branning finds imaginary liberals on the Mississippi Supreme Court" data-hero-candidate="1" loading="none" 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data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/241119-MSToday-Kitchens-Branning-EShelton-1-scaled.jpg?fit=336%2C223&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/241119-MSToday-Kitchens-Branning-EShelton-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/11/24/jenifer-branning-jim-kitchens-liberal/" rel="bookmark">An ad supporting Jenifer Branning finds imaginary liberals on the Mississippi Supreme Court</a></h3> <p>Analysis: In an almost laughable claim, a PAC is running ads ahead of the Nov. 26 Jim Kitchens-Jenifer Branning runoff arguing that the Mississippi Supreme Court is in danger of being dominated by liberals.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' 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class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-17T06:00:00">November 17, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-14T09:59:35-06:00">November 14, 2024</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1127385" class="tag-featured tag-government tag-mt-app category-analysis type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/11/10/wicker-armed-services-committee-trump-russia/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roger-Wicker-7.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Sen. Roger Wicker is in position to challenge Trump on Russia if he so chooses" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roger-Wicker-7.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roger-Wicker-7.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roger-Wicker-7.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roger-Wicker-7.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roger-Wicker-7.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roger-Wicker-7.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1127259" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/roger-wicker-7/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roger-Wicker-7.jpg?fit=1650%2C1093&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1650,1093" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D7000","caption":"Mississppi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker greets supporters at the Westin Hotel Tuesday night after winning reelection to the U.S. Senate. Wicker defeated Democratic candidate Ty Pinkins, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2025.","created_timestamp":"1730843305","copyright":"","focal_length":"80","iso":"3200","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"Roger Wicker 7","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Roger Wicker 7" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>U.S. Senator Roger Wicker greets supporters at the Westin Hotel Tuesday night after winning reelection to the U.S. Senate. Wicker defeated Democratic candidate Ty Pinkins, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2025.</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roger-Wicker-7.jpg?fit=336%2C223&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roger-Wicker-7.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/11/10/wicker-armed-services-committee-trump-russia/" rel="bookmark">Sen. Roger Wicker is in position to challenge Trump on Russia if he so chooses</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-10T06:00:00">November 10, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-11T09:40:15-06:00">November 11, 2024</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1126987" class="tag-government tag-mt-app category-analysis type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/11/03/supreme-court-abortion-constitution/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3X0A3292-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Lawsuit to officially outlaw abortion in Mississippi may not have standing at the state Supreme Court" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3X0A3292-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3X0A3292-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3X0A3292-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3X0A3292-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3X0A3292-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3X0A3292-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1076487" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/3x0a3292/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3X0A3292-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1708" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS R5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1657170218","copyright":"","focal_length":"110","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.00025","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Last Day of Abortion Clinic" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Clinic escorts wave as a patient leaves the Jackson Women’s Health Organization in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The clinic must stop providing abortions after a judge refused to block the state’s trigger law from taking effect.</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3X0A3292-scaled.jpg?fit=336%2C224&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3X0A3292-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/11/03/supreme-court-abortion-constitution/" rel="bookmark">Lawsuit to officially outlaw abortion in Mississippi may not have standing at the state Supreme Court</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-03T06:00:00">November 3, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-01T12:50:52-05:00">November 1, 2024</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1126786" class="tag-education tag-government tag-mt-app category-analysis type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/27/tate-reeves-donald-trump-history-teaching/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MG_1584.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Tate Reeves, Donald Trump seem to want public schools to teach only positive, whitewashed history" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MG_1584.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MG_1584.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MG_1584.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MG_1584.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="454259" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/08/10/can-mississippi-afford-its-match-for-trumps-400-a-week-unemployment-order/_mg_1584/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MG_1584.jpg?fit=3000%2C2045&ssl=1" data-orig-size="3000,2045" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1572634854","copyright":"","focal_length":"150","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Trump" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>President Donald Trump greets Tate Reeves before he speaks during a campaign rally at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo on Nov. 1, 2019. </p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MG_1584.jpg?fit=336%2C229&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MG_1584.jpg?fit=771%2C526&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/27/tate-reeves-donald-trump-history-teaching/" rel="bookmark">Tate Reeves, Donald Trump seem to want public schools to teach only positive, whitewashed history</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-27T06:00:00">October 27, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-29T10:58:20-05:00">October 29, 2024</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1126611" class="tag-government tag-mt-app category-analysis type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/20/the-key-to-jim-kitchens-reelection-to-the-mississippi-supreme-court-kamala-harris-voters/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="The key to Jim Kitchens’ reelection to the Mississippi Supreme Court: Kamala Harris voters" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1122864" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/3x0a6943/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1702&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1702" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS R5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1722569091","copyright":"","focal_length":"135","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Neshoba Country Fair_Thursday_Aug 1, 2024" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Jim Kitchens, candidate for Mississippi Supreme Court, speaks during the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. </p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?fit=336%2C223&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A6943-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/20/the-key-to-jim-kitchens-reelection-to-the-mississippi-supreme-court-kamala-harris-voters/" rel="bookmark">The key to Jim Kitchens’ reelection to the Mississippi Supreme Court: Kamala Harris voters</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-20T06:00:00">October 20, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-18T10:36:13-05:00">October 18, 2024</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1126340" class="tag-government tag-mt-app category-analysis type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/13/ricky-cummings-mississippi-braves-pearl-tax-rebate/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP040603014008.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="How a rural lawmaker from Iuka helped get the Mississippi Braves to Pearl" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP040603014008.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP040603014008.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP040603014008.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP040603014008.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP040603014008.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP040603014008.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1126352" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/13/ricky-cummings-mississippi-braves-pearl-tax-rebate/moss-montgomery-cummings/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP040603014008.jpg?fit=2000%2C1003&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2000,1003" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"AP","camera":"","caption":"Rep. Harvey Moss, D-Corinth, second from left, and a member of the House Judiciary A Committee, confers with colleagues Pat Montgomery, D-Pontotoc, left, Ricky Cummings, second from right and an unidentified lawmaker, Thursday, June 3, 2004, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Moss discussed a number of issues the committee faced in handling the Senate's proposed civil justice legislation. The Mississippi House voted 75-39 Thursday to accept a civil justice reform bill that limits pain-and-suffering damage awards in lawsuits, winning praise from the governor and business groups and criticism from trial lawyers and consumer advocates. (AP Photo\/Rogelio Solis)","created_timestamp":"1086261060","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"MOSS MONTGOMERY CUMMINGS","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="MOSS MONTGOMERY CUMMINGS" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Rep. Harvey Moss, D-Corinth, second from left, and a member of the House Judiciary A Committee, confers with colleagues Pat Montgomery, D-Pontotoc, left, Ricky Cummings, second from right and an unidentified lawmaker, Thursday, June 3, 2004, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Moss discussed a number of issues the committee faced in handling the Senate’s proposed civil justice legislation. (AP Photo/Rogelio Solis)</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP040603014008.jpg?fit=336%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP040603014008.jpg?fit=1200%2C602&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/13/ricky-cummings-mississippi-braves-pearl-tax-rebate/" rel="bookmark">How a rural lawmaker from Iuka helped get the Mississippi Braves to Pearl</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-13T06:00:00">October 13, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-11T10:38:14-05:00">October 11, 2024</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1125988" class="tag-featured tag-government category-analysis type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/06/black-candidates-vote-total-mississippi/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AP_98052801498.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="When Black candidates are on the ballot, Mississippians typically turn out in droves" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AP_98052801498.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AP_98052801498.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AP_98052801498.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="713448" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/07/22/charles-evers-civil-rights-activist-and-politician-dead-at-97/evers-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AP_98052801498.jpg?fit=1928%2C1358&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1928,1358" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Associated Press","camera":"","caption":"The May 28, 1998 arrest of three Jones County men for the 1966 firebombing death of Vernon Dahmer, Sr., a Hattiesburg, Miss., businessman and member of the NAACP, pleases Charles Evers, of Fayette, Miss., a radio station owner and businessman, and the brother of Medgar Evers, the late state NAACP leader who was murdered in 1963 by Byron De La Beckwith. The arrests \"send a message, that you can't go around killing people because their beliefs are different,\" he said. (AP Photo\/Rogelio Solis)","created_timestamp":"896313600","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"EVERS","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="EVERS" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The May 28, 1998 arrest of three Jones County men for the 1966 firebombing death of Vernon Dahmer, Sr., a Hattiesburg, Miss., businessman and member of the NAACP, pleases Charles Evers, of Fayette, Miss., a radio station owner and businessman, and the brother of Medgar Evers, the late state NAACP leader who was murdered in 1963 by Byron De La Beckwith. The arrests “send a message, that you can’t go around killing people because their beliefs are different,” he said. (AP Photo/Rogelio Solis)</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AP_98052801498.jpg?fit=336%2C237&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AP_98052801498.jpg?fit=771%2C543&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/06/black-candidates-vote-total-mississippi/" rel="bookmark">When Black candidates are on the ballot, Mississippians typically turn out in droves</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-06T06:00:00">October 6, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-08T10:30:08-05:00">October 8, 2024</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1125744" class="tag-government tag-mississippi-legislature tag-mt-app category-analysis type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/09/29/tax-cuts-jobs-jason-white-tate-reeves-legislature/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Tax cut supporters’ numbers might not tell the whole story" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1122879" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/3x0a7129/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1736&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1736" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS R5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1722570782","copyright":"","focal_length":"200","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Neshoba Country Fair_Thursday_Aug 1, 2024" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Gov. Tate Reeves speaks during the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?fit=336%2C228&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3X0A7129-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C814&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/09/29/tax-cuts-jobs-jason-white-tate-reeves-legislature/" rel="bookmark">Tax cut supporters’ numbers might not tell the whole story</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-29T06:00:00">September 29, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-09-27T12:26:24-05:00">September 27, 2024</time> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="has-text-align-center has-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading" id="h-be-the-first-to-read-mississippi-today-analysis-sign-up-for-our-free-daily-newsletter" style="font-size:24px">Be the first to read Mississippi Today analysis. 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Please reload the page and try again. </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-3 is-1 is-landscape mobile-stack has-text-align-left has-more-button" style="" > <div data-posts data-current-post-id="989696"> <h2 class="article-section-title"> <span>READ MORE ANALYSIS</span> </h2> <article data-post-id="936126" class="category-2020-legislative-session category-education type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/12/21/legislative-watchdog-highlights-problems-with-school-recognition-program/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/School-Recognition-Program17.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Legislative watchdog highlights problems with controversial School Recognition Program" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/School-Recognition-Program17.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/School-Recognition-Program17.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/School-Recognition-Program17.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/School-Recognition-Program17.jpg?zoom=3&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 3600w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/School-Recognition-Program17.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="331598" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/12/21/legislative-watchdog-highlights-problems-with-school-recognition-program/school-recognition-program17/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/School-Recognition-Program17.jpg?fit=5472%2C3648&ssl=1" data-orig-size="5472,3648" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1557232618","copyright":"","focal_length":"24","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.0025","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="School Recognition Program17" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Center Hill High School economics teacher Toni Coleman, left, talks with senior Jasmine Ellis after class in Olive Branch Tuesday, May 7, 2019.</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/School-Recognition-Program17.jpg?fit=336%2C224&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/School-Recognition-Program17.jpg?fit=771%2C514&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/12/21/legislative-watchdog-highlights-problems-with-school-recognition-program/" rel="bookmark">Legislative watchdog highlights problems with controversial School Recognition Program</a></h3> <p>A recent report warns that lawmakers do not have up-to-date information to make funding decisions for a teacher merit pay program, and the law as it exists is unclear about the state Department of Education’s responsibility in administering it.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/kskinner/">Kayleigh Skinner</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-12-21T14:07:12">December 21, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2021-05-10T07:06:26-05:00">May 10, 2021</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="929133" class="tag-mt-app category-2020-legislative-session type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/12/17/supreme-court-sides-with-gov-tate-reeves-in-partial-veto-fight-with-speaker/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_1681.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Supreme Court sides with Gov. Tate Reeves in partial veto fight with speaker" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_1681.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_1681.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_1681.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_1681.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="407372" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2019/09/11/ag-hood-releases-frontage-road-report-former-judge-finds-reeves-applied-political-pressure-for-project/_mg_1681/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_1681.jpg?fit=3000%2C2043&ssl=1" data-orig-size="3000,2043" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1566935226","copyright":"","focal_length":"48","iso":"1250","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GOP Runoff" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves prepares to speak to his supporters during his election watch party after winning the GOP nomination for governor Tuesday, August 27, 2019. </p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_1681.jpg?fit=336%2C229&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_1681.jpg?fit=771%2C525&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/12/17/supreme-court-sides-with-gov-tate-reeves-in-partial-veto-fight-with-speaker/" rel="bookmark">Supreme Court sides with Gov. Tate Reeves in partial veto fight with speaker</a></h3> <p>The Supreme Court upheld Gov. Tate Reeves’ partial veto of legislation this year providing funds to multiple entities to combat COVID-19.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-12-17T17:21:55">December 17, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2021-05-10T07:06:29-05:00">May 10, 2021</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="896683" class="tag-mt-app category-2020-legislative-session category-cares-act type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/12/01/lawmakers-say-health-programs-vetoed-by-reeves-can-be-funded-if-supreme-court-acts-quickly/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MG_8286-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Lawmakers say health programs vetoed by Reeves can be funded if Supreme Court acts quickly" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MG_8286-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MG_8286-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MG_8286-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MG_8286-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="585363" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/04/14/as-reeves-shutters-schools-some-teachers-worry-about-sustaining-distance-learning/_mg_8286/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MG_8286-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1585923574","copyright":"","focal_length":"180","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="coronavirus presser" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Gov. Tate Reeves answers questions during a press conference concerning the coronavirus pandemic. </p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MG_8286-scaled.jpg?fit=336%2C224&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MG_8286-scaled.jpg?fit=771%2C514&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/12/01/lawmakers-say-health-programs-vetoed-by-reeves-can-be-funded-if-supreme-court-acts-quickly/" rel="bookmark">Lawmakers say health programs vetoed by Reeves can be funded if Supreme Court acts quickly</a></h3> <p>Whether state money can be spent to fund healthcare programs could depend on how quickly the Mississippi Supreme Court acts.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-12-01T07:00:15">December 1, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2021-05-10T07:06:49-05:00">May 10, 2021</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="860624" class="tag-mt-app category-2020-legislative-session type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/11/11/gov-reeves-gave-to-justice-colemans-campaign-now-coleman-is-hearing-a-case-against-reeves/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_8114.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Gov. Reeves gave to Justice Coleman’s campaign. Now Coleman is hearing a case against Reeves." data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_8114.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_8114.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_8114.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_8114.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="392926" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/11/11/gov-reeves-gave-to-justice-colemans-campaign-now-coleman-is-hearing-a-case-against-reeves/_mg_8114/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_8114.jpg?fit=3000%2C1912&ssl=1" data-orig-size="3000,1912" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1565128637","copyright":"","focal_length":"95","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Election Night" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Tate Reeves smiles as he speaks to his supporters during his election watch party at Table 100 in Flowood, Miss., Tuesday, August 6, 2019.</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_8114.jpg?fit=336%2C214&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MG_8114.jpg?fit=771%2C491&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/11/11/gov-reeves-gave-to-justice-colemans-campaign-now-coleman-is-hearing-a-case-against-reeves/" rel="bookmark">Gov. Reeves gave to Justice Coleman’s campaign. Now Coleman is hearing a case against Reeves.</a></h3> <p>Gov. Tate Reeves publicly endorsed Supreme Court Justice Josiah Coleman just before the election and gave Coleman $5,000 earlier this year.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-11-11T16:23:22">November 11, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2021-05-10T07:07:12-05:00">May 10, 2021</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="858905" class="tag-mt-app category-2020-legislative-session type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/11/10/supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-clash-between-gov-tate-reeves-legislative-leaders/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MG_3552-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Supreme Court hears arguments in clash between Gov. Tate Reeves, legislative leaders" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MG_3552-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MG_3552-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MG_3552-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MG_3552-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="623106" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/05/10/analysis-gunn-through-forceful-maneuvering-shows-reeves-and-hosemann-whos-boss/_mg_3552/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MG_3552-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1759&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1759" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1588857729","copyright":"","focal_length":"24","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.00025","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Legislative Session" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Mississippi House speaker Philip Gunn, center, and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, right, talk after Gov. Tate Reeves press conference at the State of Mississippi Woolfolk Building in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, May 7, 2020.</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MG_3552-scaled.jpg?fit=336%2C231&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MG_3552-scaled.jpg?fit=771%2C530&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/11/10/supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-clash-between-gov-tate-reeves-legislative-leaders/" rel="bookmark">Supreme Court hears arguments in clash between Gov. Tate Reeves, legislative leaders</a></h3> <p>The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about Gov. Tate Reeves’ partial veto of a bill passed this year that appropriated CARES Act funds.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-11-10T16:36:11">November 10, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2021-05-10T07:07:13-05:00">May 10, 2021</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="814117" class="tag-mt-app category-2020-legislative-session category-election-2020 type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/10/14/four-new-lawmakers-elected-tuesday-and-one-legislative-vacancy-remains/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_9594-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Four new lawmakers elected Tuesday, and one legislative vacancy remains" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_9594-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_9594-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_9594-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_9594-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="684860" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/07/22/it-could-have-been-a-lot-worse-legislative-leaders-say-budget-leaves-most-state-agencies-on-solid-footing/img_9594/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_9594-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1730&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1730" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1593513583","copyright":"","focal_length":"70","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.0005","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="State Capitol" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. </p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_9594-scaled.jpg?fit=336%2C227&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_9594-scaled.jpg?fit=771%2C521&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/10/14/four-new-lawmakers-elected-tuesday-and-one-legislative-vacancy-remains/" rel="bookmark">Four new lawmakers elected Tuesday, and one legislative vacancy remains</a></h3> <p>Six legislative vacancies have occurred this year, an unusually high number in the first year of a new four-year term.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/bharrison/">Bobby Harrison</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-10-14T15:33:48">October 14, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2021-05-10T07:07:51-05:00">May 10, 2021</time> </div> </div> </article> </div> <button type="button" class="wp-block-button__link" data-next="https://mississippitoday.org/wp-json/newspack-blocks/v1/articles?moreButton=1&moreButtonText=Load%20More%20Analysis%20Stories&showAvatar=0&postsToShow=6&mediaPosition=left&categories%5B0%5D=47420&tagExclusions%5B0%5D=61075&typeScale=3&imageScale=1&mobileStack=1&sectionHeader=READ%20MORE%20ANALYSIS&className&showExcerpt=1&showFullContent=0&excerptLength=55&showReadMore=0&infiniteScroll=0&readMoreLabel=Keep%20reading&showDate=1&showImage=1&showCaption=0&showCredit=0&disableImageLazyLoad=0&fetchPriority&imageShape=landscape&minHeight=0&showAuthor=1&showCategory=0&postLayout=list&columns=3&colGap=3&&includeSubcategories=1&&&&&specificMode=0&textColor&customTextColor&singleMode=0&showSubtitle=0&postType%5B0%5D=post&textAlign=left&includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&deduplicate=1&page=2"> <span class="label"> Load More Analysis Stories </span> <span class="loading"></span> </button> <p class="error"> Something went wrong. 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datetime="2024-11-12T13:00:03-06:00">November 12, 2024</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1127516" class="tag-featured tag-government tag-mt-app category-government category-justice type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/11/11/mississippi-senate-doj-lawsuit-discrimination-black-attorney-paid-half-white-tate-reeves/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3X0A4468-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="DOJ lawsuit: Mississippi Senate paid Black attorney half what white colleagues made" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3X0A4468-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, 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