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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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September 19, 2024
Mississippi high court rejects the latest appeal by a man on death row since 1994
Manning has maintained his innocence and sought to have evidence in his case reexamined.
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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September 5, 2024
Mississippi House panel starts study that could lead to tax cuts
State Rep. Lamar said lawmakers could consider allowing more flexibility for how cities and counties can spend revenue from the use tax.
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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August 27, 2024
Mississippi ex-deputy seeks shorter sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men
Brett McAlpin is one of six white former law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty in 2023 to breaking into a home without a warrant and engaging in an hourslong attack
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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August 21, 2024
Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her ‘Is this America?’ speech 60 years ago
On Tuesday, the first Mississippi Freedom Trail marker outside the state was unveiled in Atlantic City to commemorate the Freedom Democrats.
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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August 7, 2024
Trial starts in case that seeks more Black justices on Mississippi’s highest court
Four Black justices have served on the Mississippi Supreme Court, and never more than one at a time.
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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August 5, 2024
Periodic flooding hurts Mississippi. But could mitigation there hurt downstream in Louisiana?
Four members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation seek answers about how flood-control proposals for central Mississippi could impact their state.
Elections
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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July 30, 2024
Judge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballots
U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. handed down his ruling Sunday, becoming the second federal judge in recent weeks to dismiss such a lawsuit.
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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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.
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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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.
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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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.
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Frank Corder
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December 23, 2025
Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 23, 2025
Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts
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Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
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December 23, 2025
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
Business
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
Business
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
Business
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
Culture
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 25, 2025
Where Christmas comes to life: Mississippi’s growing role in holiday movies
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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December 25, 2025
Glad submission to God
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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December 24, 2025
The Nutcracker: An enduring Christmas tradition
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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December 24, 2025
Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s
Opinion
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Donna Akers
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December 23, 2025
The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back
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Kimberly Ross
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December 22, 2025
Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards
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