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Opinion  |  Sid Salter  • 
August 16, 2023

One more time, crossover voting in Mississippi primaries remains ‘functionally legal’

Voters are free to choose to vote in either Democratic or Republican primaries but can’t vote in both and can’t cross the party line in second primaries if they voted in the first primary.
Opinion  |  Bigger Pie Forum  • 
August 15, 2023

A Local Perspective: Soaring Pension Costs Puts Pressure on Budgets

Regardless of political affiliation, there appears to be a consensus among Mississippi’s local officials: the PERS rate hike is bad for local governments and puts enormous pressure on leaders to raise taxes, cut services, or both.