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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
October 13, 2020

“Here we go again” – Sen. Dick Durbin attacks Mississippi gun laws during ACB confirmation

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) attacked Mississippi as a cause for Chicago gun violence during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today as the panel vetted Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. “In the city of Chicago, more than 3,200 people have been shot just this year – 3,200,” Durbin lectured to Barrett.  “According to…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
October 13, 2020

Absentee ballots show possible high turnout for November 3 General Election in Mississippi

The general election in Mississippi is set for November 3. The ballot will feature the Presidential election, the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Congressional seats, Mississippi Supreme Court justices, and three ballot initiatives: medical marijuana, a new state flag and a referendum on the election of statewide officials. According to Secretary…