WJTV – Attack ads examined amid GOP gubernatorial campaign
WATN on Governor’s race – People who support Trump and who don’t support Trump
WATN is right. This race comes down to people who like what Trump and conservatives are doing vs. those who don’t. I stand with Trump. WATCH: pic.twitter.com/2rGqW0BCMn
— Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) August 19, 2019
Waller uses Trump in latest ad on roads
Let’s be clear: I’m proposing a plan to fix our roads and bridges that’s a tax swap that cuts personal income taxes and saves you money in the short and long term. Conservatives Agree—it’s time to fix our crumbling roads and bridges! pic.twitter.com/Uou1d7eAll
— Bill Waller (@BillWallerMS) August 19, 2019
WJTV – Bill Waller ran as a Democrat in 1982
Mississippi ranked #1 state in America where you get the most for your money
Mississippi was ranked the No. 1 state in America where you get the most for your money. #MSWorks https://t.co/NX98xiBBkY
— Phil Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) August 19, 2019
WJTV – Lt. Governor candidates agree to debate on WJTV
WLOX – Fitch vs. Taggart: All eyes on the GOP battle for Attorney General
Lynn Fitch is pitching a platform that she’s ready to serve from day one without a learning curve.
“If you’ve got the intersection of policy and law and finance and administration… you’re ready to go and that’s the person you want to start with you on day one,” said Fitch.
Andy Taggart says it’s his life and career experiences that have prepared him.
“For 34 years, I’ve been an active courtroom advocate which is what I think the people of Mississippi deserve in their Attorney General,” Taggart noted.
Taggart believes the key distinguishing factor between the two is that he’s a practicing attorney, including being hired by three Governors to defend the state’s laws.
“So, I’ve served in the role of the Attorney General when the Attorney General wouldn’t,” he said.
WLOX – Circuit Clerk sets the record straight on “magical thumb drive” in Newman/DeLano race
The canvassing of the ballots for the Senate Distrcit 50 race recount is set to begin Wednesday morning at Harrison County Circuit Clerk Connie Ladner’s office. But ahead of that recount, Ladner wants to set the record straight about what happened with the original vote count in the extremely tight race between Dixie Newman and Scott DeLano.
A day after the August 6 election, DeLano was quoted by The Sun Herald newspaper expressing his surprise when “a magical thumb drive” appeared after the initial vote count showed him winning the Senate seat. In the final certified vote, Dixie Newman ended up winning the seat by one vote.
Ladner promised voters on Monday that her office is able to say without question that, “every citizen who lawfully voted, had their vote counted and it was verified.”
Wicker: It’s time to finish the Yazoo pumps
Mississippians affected by the #ForgottenBackwaterFlood are not asking for special treatment. They are asking for the certainty that when the rains come, they will be protected. #FinishThePumps. https://t.co/X6li3FnY8V
— Senator Roger Wicker (@SenatorWicker) August 19, 2019
SUNHERALD – These are 9 people asked to testify in Rep. Douglas McLeod’s domestic violence trial
The District Attorney’s Office subpoenaed nine witnesses to testify in Tuesday’s domestic violence trial of state Rep. Douglas McLeod.
Among them is the Republican lawmaker’s wife, Michele McLeod, who authorities say was the victim of the May 18 assault at the couple’s home off Bexley Church Road in rural George county.
Also called to testify is a woman, believed to be one of the couple’s children, who was a the home when the alleged assault occurred.
McLeod allegedly hit his wife in the face and she had blood on her nose, face, arms and legs when George County sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene, a deputy’s report said.
WDAM – Palazzo announces $1.4 million grant for Hattiesburg’s Timberton Park
Congressman Steven Palazzo announced Monday a $1.4 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the City of Hattiesburg to repair Timberton Park.
The park was damaged during storms in 2017.
“I am glad to see that the Hattiesburg community will finally be able to rebuild and repair the Timberton Park,” Palazzo said. “It is important that members of the community and their families have a place to play and exercise.”
WTOK – Hyde-Smith headed to Philadelphia for ECCC program
Magnolia Tribune
Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz
