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Voting Rights Mississippi

News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press , Kevin McGill Associated Press •

July 19, 2024

Court says Jim Crow-era felony voting ban in Mississippi can be altered by lawmakers, not judges

A majority of judges on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that the Supreme Court in 1974 reaffirmed constitutional law allowing states to disenfranchise felons.

Mississippi Redistricting Lawsuit

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News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

July 12, 2024

Mississippi election officials argue against quick work on drawing new majority-Black districts

Redrawing some Mississippi legislative districts in time for this November's election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots, state officials say in new court papers.

Mississippi Redistricting Lawsuit

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News | Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press •

July 3, 2024

Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say

Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the state.

News

News | Frank Corder •

October 30, 2024

Mississippi 2024 General Election Voter Guide: What to know before you go vote

News | Mark Sherman, Associated Press •

October 30, 2024

Supreme Court’s conservative justices allow Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations

News | Magnolia Tribune •

October 30, 2024

Magnolia Mornings: October 30, 2024

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

October 30, 2024

Upskilling the Magnolia State’s workforce

Business | Lynne Jeter •

October 27, 2024

The art of crafting AI legislation for the Magnolia State

Business | Frank Corder •

October 24, 2024

Stark Aerospace awarded $61 million Navy contract

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

October 30, 2024

Main Street Clinton selects artist Lucía Duque to create a botanical mural

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

October 30, 2024

A right to lead

Culture | Cecilia Lyles •

October 29, 2024

Dying to be here: Fascinating gravesites in Mississippi

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

October 30, 2024

The truth is that Mississippi’s ‘nonpartisan’ judicial elections remain tacitly partisan

Opinion | Russ Latino •

October 28, 2024

The boy who cried “fascist!”

Opinion | Bill Crawford •

October 27, 2024

Hosemann wants to reorganize state government