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July 23, 2015

Rep. Oberhousen accused of promoting racial stereotyping by watermelon giveaway

Mississippi’s Rep. Brad Oberhousen’s watermelon giveaway was racist, challenger Jarvis Dortch says A white lawmaker says he gave watermelons to people in his central Mississippi House district, and his black challenger says doing so promoted racial stereotypes. First-term Democratic Rep. Brad Oberhousen of Byram tells The Clarion-Ledger that he gave the melons to several people…
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July 23, 2015

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves: Reject #Initiative42

Lt. Gov. Reeves: Vote against school funding initiative Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says voters should reject an education funding initiative because he believes it would give a judge too much power over the Mississippi budget. “I think you should be very concerned about the ultimate implications of it passing,” Republican Reeves told the Columbus Rotary…