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Opinion  |  Editor  • 
August 3, 2018

Takeaways from Neshoba 2018

There were several key themes or match-ups in the 2018 edition of political speaking at Founders Square Pavilion in Neshoba County.  No one article will catch everything, but there were some themes that stood out to me. There was the Tate Reeves versus Jim Hood subtext.  Another marquee storyline was how the three main candidates…
Opinion  |  Editor  • 
July 31, 2018

Internal documents show MDOT execs repeatedly whitewashed staff assessment of safety being the driver behind Lakeland frontage road

In response to a Mississippi Today request for public records, obtained by Jackson Jambalaya, email evidence suggests that MDOT executives repeatedly whitewashed staff assessments of the safety needs of a frontage road for local residents. Those executives opted instead to use the media requests as another opportunity to bludgeon the state legislature over lack of…