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April 27, 2012

New redistricting maps show MS Gulf Coast won’t lose representation

New maps show Coast won’t lose representation Overall, Coast legislative districts shifted a little northward, a result of population shifts inland after Hurricane Katrina, and several of South Mississippi’s 19 House districts had to shift hither and yon. But the area was spared any of the pairings of incumbents that had lawmakers in some other…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 26, 2012

MS-02 Rep. Bennie Thompson office recants and now says NO DEBATE against Republican Bill Marcy

Congressman Bennie Thompson’s office: No agreement to debate U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson’s chief of staff says the congressman is not agreeing to debate his opponent before the November general election, as reported by The Panolian. Panolian staff writer Billy Davis reported that Lanier Avant, in response to a question about whether Thompson would agree to…