Tag: Mississippi
Brandon Presley Concedes to Tate Reeves in Mississippi Governor’s Race
The concession from Brandon Presley, a moderate Democrat, means that Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, is set to serve a second term.
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Mississippi: How to Vote, Where to Vote and What’s on the Ballot
The state’s Republican governor, Tate Reeves, is facing a credible threat from his Democratic challenger, Brandon Presley.
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Black Voters Fuel Democratic Hopes in Deep-Red Mississippi
The fall of a Jim Crow-era election law and a restoration of felons’ voting rights have given Black voters new sway in the state. Democrats’ underdog [...]
New Pressure to End Old Senate Practice After Mississippi Judicial Pick Is Blocked
Democrats had made leeway on advancing judicial picks in red states, but an objection from a Mississippi Republican has intensified calls to strip sen [...]
Biden Surveys Damage From Deadly Tornado in Mississippi
Surrounded by piles of lumber and twisted metal, the president promised that the federal government was “not just here for today.”
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In Mississippi, a Choice to Forgo Medicaid Funds Is Killing Hospitals
Mississippi is one of 10 states, all with Republican-led legislatures, that continue to reject federal funding to expand health insurance for the poor [...]
Why Mississippi, a Covid Hot Spot, Left Millions in Pandemic Aid Unspent
Stop-and-go federal funding floods public health agencies with cash during crises but starves them of funds afterward. The coronavirus pandemic shows [...]
Mississippi senate passes bill to protect cryptocurrency miners from discrimination
The American state of Mississippi is one step closer to protecting the rights of cryptocurrency miners after the state senate passed the Mississippi D [...]
EPA opens civil right probe of Mississippi after Jackson water crisis
Mississippi’s governor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The details: EPA will investigate whether the Mississippi Depar [...]
Low Mississippi, retail overstock trailers: Latest supply chain stress
The towboat Roberta Tabor pushes barges up the Mississippi River in Granite City, Illinois, US, on Friday, July 9, 2022. Grain transport is down from [...]
The Brett Favre Mississippi welfare fraud scandal, explained
We live in an age of brazen, ham-handed grift. Have you heard the one involving the retired NFL star, a WWE wrestler, corrupt Southern officials, a [...]
Jackson water crisis spurs calls to bring the federal hammer down on Mississippi
All these strategies would face daunting obstacles, and it’s unclear that the Biden administration is even willing to entertain the last one. But [...]
Weekslong boil water notice lifted in Mississippi capital
Emergency repairs are still underway after problems at Jackson’s main water treatment plant caused most customers to lose service for several days in [...]
Mississippi governor calls water crisis ‘frustrating’ and ‘wrong’
Mississippi governor calls water crisis ‘frustrating’ and ‘wrong’
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Mississippi water crisis: ‘Huge mountain to climb’
The crisis in Jackson spotlights the chronic problems plaguing the city’s water plant and whether federal funds through various avenues, including th [...]