Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

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December 23, 2024

Civil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometown

Meredith, now 91 years old, integrated the University of Mississippi.

News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

November 26, 2024

Mississippi seeks execution date for 1993 killing but lawyers say case could go to Supreme Court

Charles Ray Crawford was convicted and sentenced to death in 1994 for kidnapping and killing 20-year-old community college student Kristy Ray.

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November 22, 2024

Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, attorneys say in new court papers. Most of the people affected are disenfranchised for life because the state provides few options for restoring ballot…

News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

November 21, 2024

Court says it’s ending dispute over Mississippi airport board but city officials disagree

The ruling Tuesday could clear the way for a board appointed mostly by the state. But Jackson officials say they still believe an airport takeover is unconstitutional.

News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

November 14, 2024

Mississippi governor intent on income tax cut even if states receive less federal money

Gov. Reeves said Wednesday that he wants to see cuts in federal spending and wants states to have more flexibility on who is covered by Medicaid.

News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

November 1, 2024

Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor

House Speaker Jason White and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann spoke about their 2025 policy priorities to hundreds of people at Hobnob, a social gathering hosted by Mississippi Economic Council.

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October 31, 2024

Trump campaigns with Packers legend Brett Favre at rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin

The Republican presidential nominee thanked Favre on Wednesday, calling his appearance a “great honor.”

News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

October 17, 2024

Judge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi

The attorney for the association says he will ask the Mississippi Supreme Court to revive the case and erase its earlier ruling.

News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

October 11, 2024

A Mississippi officer used excessive force against a man he arrested, prosecutors say

Simpson County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Adrian Durr is charged with deprivation of civil rights under color of law. Conviction is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

September 26, 2024

Garland says officers’ torture of 2 Black men was betrayal of community they swore to protect

Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke during an appearance Wednesday in the office of the U.S. attorney for the southern district of Mississippi.

News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

September 23, 2024

Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending

The House Ways and Means Committee hearing in Washington is scheduled for Tuesday.

News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

September 20, 2024

Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men

The Rankin County Sheriff's Department is the 11th law enforcement agency in the U.S. to come under a Justice Department investigation since 2021.

News

News | Frank Corder •

December 23, 2024

Guest, others dissent in release of Gaetz House Ethics report, call it a “dangerous departure”

News | Frank Corder •

December 23, 2024

Wicker, Hyde-Smith retain key U.S. Senate committee assignments in next Congress

News | Magnolia Tribune •

December 23, 2024

Magnolia Mornings: December 23, 2024

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

December 16, 2024

Stark Aerospace adding nearly 100 jobs in Columbus to support new U.S. Navy contract

Business | Lynne Jeter •

December 11, 2024

Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network awarded $7.1 Million in RESTORE funding

Business | Frank Corder •

December 10, 2024

DeLisle announced as site for new PCC GulfChem plant

Culture

Culture | Parrish Alford •

December 23, 2024

Ole Miss donors have bought in to NIL. Miss. State is coming around

Culture | Robert St. John •

December 23, 2024

Team and leadership

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

December 23, 2024

Weapon of prayer

Opinion

Opinion | Steven Gassenberger •

December 18, 2024

The PERS $25 billion problem

Opinion | Sid Salter •

December 18, 2024

GOP’s Clarke Reed fundamentally changed partisan politics in Mississippi and the South

Opinion | Jameson Taylor •

December 16, 2024

Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Civil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometown

Mississippi seeks execution date for 1993 killing but lawyers say case could go to Supreme Court

Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual

Court says it’s ending dispute over Mississippi airport board but city officials disagree

Mississippi governor intent on income tax cut even if states receive less federal money

Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor

Trump campaigns with Packers legend Brett Favre at rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Judge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi

A Mississippi officer used excessive force against a man he arrested, prosecutors say

Garland says officers’ torture of 2 Black men was betrayal of community they swore to protect

Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending

Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men

News

Guest, others dissent in release of Gaetz House Ethics report, call it a “dangerous departure”

Wicker, Hyde-Smith retain key U.S. Senate committee assignments in next Congress

Magnolia Mornings: December 23, 2024

Business

Stark Aerospace adding nearly 100 jobs in Columbus to support new U.S. Navy contract

Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network awarded $7.1 Million in RESTORE funding

DeLisle announced as site for new PCC GulfChem plant

Culture

Ole Miss donors have bought in to NIL. Miss. State is coming around

Team and leadership

Weapon of prayer

Opinion

The PERS $25 billion problem

GOP’s Clarke Reed fundamentally changed partisan politics in Mississippi and the South

Federalism at the crossroads: What’s next for the states after Chevron?

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