Statewide News
Is Gov. Reeves trying to take credit for broadband expansion even as he blasts ‘Biden, Bennie and Brandon?’
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today August 28, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves grinned and high-fived a young student as he handed him a new laptop as the news cameras clicked and rolled last week at...
One House incumbent loses in Tuesday runoffs, another still trails
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 30, 2023 One incumbent state House member was defeated in Tuesday’s party primary election and another, veteran Rep. Nick Bain of Corinth, appears...
Brandon Presley alleges Tate Reeves’ firing of welfare scandal lawyer was motivated by campaign donations
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 28, 2023 Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, alleged that when his political opponent Gov. Tate Reeves fired the attorney working to...
IHL taskforce to study disability compliance across public university system
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today August 25, 2023 The governing board of Mississippi’s public universities has formed a task force to study accessibility for possibly the first time since the...
Six House runoff elections slated for Tuesday, including for two incumbents
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 28, 2023 Two Mississippi House incumbents will be fighting for their political lives in Tuesday’s primary runoff elections, and four other legislative...
Democrat who announced exit from Secretary of State race for health reasons was also under state scrutiny over residency
by Bobby Harrison, Taylor Vance and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today August 28, 2023 Democrat Shuwaski Young’s abrupt Sunday announcement that he plans to drop out of the race for secretary of state...