Marshall Ramsey Cartoon on Chris McDaniel (@CMforUSSenate) #MSSen

Congresswoman Maxine Waters was billed as headlining a press conference in California to call for a federal investigation into the death of Mississippi Coast teen Nolan Wells. She didn't show. Who did attend was a representative from Stop AAPI Hate, a group whose political arm is pushing to flip red districts blue in November.

The number of students in Mississippi taking AP courses and passing the associated exams has doubled overall since 2013.