Tag: Mississippis
Robert G. Clark, 96, Dies; Broke a Barrier in Mississippi’s Statehouse
In 1968, he became the first Black person to serve in the Legislature since Reconstruction. Shunned by colleagues at first, he became a political forc [...]
Presley Highlights Medicaid in Campaign to Unseat Mississippi’s G.O.P. Governor
Brandon Presley is using Medicaid expansion as a wedge issue in his challenge to Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi.
www.nytimes.com [...]
Meet Fabian Nelson, Mississippi’s First Openly L.G.B.T.Q. Legislator
Only two states in the nation, Louisiana and Mississippi, have never elected an openly L.G.B.T.Q. lawmaker.Now, there will be only one.On Tuesday, Fab [...]
Congressional committees probe Mississippi’s water spending
The lawmakers also want to know whether the state’s plan for spending the roughly $75 million in water infrastructure funding from the bipartisan [...]
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Mississippi’s Abortion Law
The Supreme Court seemed poised on Wednesday to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, in what would be a moment [...]
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Mississippi’s Abortion Law
The Supreme Court seemed poised on Wednesday to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, in what would be a moment [...]
Supreme Court Urged to Reject Mississippi’s Attack on Roe v. Wade
The law at issue in the new case was enacted in 2018 by the Republican-dominated Mississippi Legislature. It banned abortions if “the probable gest [...]
Mississippi’s flag comes down after vote to take away Accomplice emblem
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a invoice on Tuesday to take away the Accomplice emblem from the state’s flag — a historic determination tha [...]
8 / 8 POSTS