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June 29, 2015

Flag debate affecting 2015 elections

Analysis: Confederate emblem affects Miss. election dynamic JACKSON, MISS. — The racially sensitive topic of the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag was clearly was not on Republican Gov. Phil Bryant’s agenda entering this election year. Debate is unavoidable now, because the massacre of nine worshippers at a black church in South Carolina has…
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June 26, 2015

Governor Bryant Issues Statement on Supreme Court Obergefell Decision

Governor Bryant Issues Statement on Supreme Court Obergefell Decision Gov. Phil Bryant issues the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell et al v. Hodges et al: “Throughout history, states have had the authority to regulate marriage within their borders. Today, a federal court has usurped that right to self-governance and has…