Lesley Davis, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Lesley Davis

Lesley A. Davis lives in Flowood, Mississippi. She is a long-time advocate for women and children, an attorney, President and CEO of Mississippi Advocacy Group.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

August 22, 2025

Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it

Lesley Davis says American taxpayers unwittingly funded a radical ideological takeover that discriminated against women by pushing men into single sex organizations and private spaces.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

August 12, 2025

From Bud Light to American Eagle: What two ads say about the much-needed cultural shift in America

Lesley Davis says the reaction to the Sweeney ad suggests that Americans are increasingly drawn to aspirational aesthetics that feel authentic, rather than performative virtue signaling that is forced.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

June 12, 2025

A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew

Lesley Davis says it turns out, sororities are for women after all.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

April 16, 2025

Mississippi took bold steps this session but there’s more work to do

Lesley Davis writes that passing good laws is just the beginning. The next step is ensuring real accountability.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

November 14, 2024

National Sorority Leadership: Get your politics out of our sisterhood

Lesley Davis says the leadership of many national sororities have fallen prey to the same woke politics that is causing many college students to head south.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

April 23, 2024

OPINION: Biden Administration Declares War on Biology — and on Women

The Biden administration's decision to redefine "sex" to include "gender identity" moves the term from a matter of core biological truth to a matter of personal selection.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

February 27, 2024

Mississippi Kids Deserve to be Protected from Child Pornography and Online Obscenity

Lesley Davis calls on lawmakers to support and pass Senate Bill 2256 and House Bill 1363 this session.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

October 4, 2023

A Women’s Bill of Rights is needed in Mississippi

Lesley Davis says legislation to protect women’s safe spaces is needed in Mississippi.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

August 17, 2023

Presley struggles to find words on sex change treatments for children

Impact Research was in the field message testing and conducting a push poll to find out what position would be most politically expedient for Presley to assume on transgender issues in Mississippi.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

March 17, 2023

Mississippi women considering safely abandoning their babies need anonymity

Mothers must not worry about legal repercussions for the brave choice of safe surrender - they need this choice with no shame, no blame, and no names asked.

News

News | Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press , Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press •

November 10, 2025

Speaker Johnson says House will return to Washington for voting on shutdown deal

News | Jeremy Pittari •

November 10, 2025

Mississippians advised not to burn outside as cold weather moves across state

News | Daniel Tyson •

November 10, 2025

Lawmakers consider ways to address Mississippi’s high infant mortality rate

Business

Business | Daniel Tyson •

October 30, 2025

Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles

Business | Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press •

October 29, 2025

Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

Business | Magnolia Tribune •

October 27, 2025

Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations

Culture

Culture | Robert St. John •

November 10, 2025

Where are we going next?

Culture | Alistair Begg •

November 10, 2025

I will strengthen you

Culture | Doug Feinberg, Associated Press •

November 7, 2025

NCAA revokes eligibility of 6 more college basketball players as it continues sports betting probe

Opinion

Opinion | Roger Wicker •

November 7, 2025

Every human being deserves the freedom to practice their faith as they see fit

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

November 6, 2025

Johnson’s election postmortem: 2026 – not 2025 – will buoy GOP hopes

Opinion | Sid Salter •

November 5, 2025

Lesley Davis

Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it

From Bud Light to American Eagle: What two ads say about the much-needed cultural shift in America

A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew

Mississippi took bold steps this session but there’s more work to do

National Sorority Leadership: Get your politics out of our sisterhood

OPINION: Biden Administration Declares War on Biology — and on Women

Mississippi Kids Deserve to be Protected from Child Pornography and Online Obscenity

A Women’s Bill of Rights is needed in Mississippi

Presley struggles to find words on sex change treatments for children

Mississippi women considering safely abandoning their babies need anonymity

News

Speaker Johnson says House will return to Washington for voting on shutdown deal

Mississippians advised not to burn outside as cold weather moves across state

Lawmakers consider ways to address Mississippi’s high infant mortality rate

Business

Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles

Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations

Culture

Where are we going next?

I will strengthen you

NCAA revokes eligibility of 6 more college basketball players as it continues sports betting probe

Opinion

Every human being deserves the freedom to practice their faith as they see fit

Johnson’s election postmortem: 2026 – not 2025 – will buoy GOP hopes

Incoming ‘silver tsunami’ of seniors will strain federal and state government resources

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