Archive - THE MISSISSIPPI INDEPENDENT

Natchez taxi driver not alone in profiting from desperate immigrants released from detention

A Mississippi taxi driver accused of exploiting and coercing immigrants released from an Adams County prison has operated the scheme for far longer than…

3 hrs ago • Christopher Harress

Plan to broadcast herbicides in north Mississippi reservoir sparks local opposition

Arkabutla Concerned Citizens group stage protest at lake on July 25

Jul 24 • Alan Huffman

Hyde-Smith replaces late Sen. Graham on McConnell-led subcommittee

Mississippi’s junior senator has a new assignment.

Jul 23 • R.L. Nave

School board elections were once a Voting Rights Act battleground—and could be again under new rules

Candidate qualifying opened this week for county school board and school district trustee seats across Mississippi, with a filing deadline of 5 p.m…

Jul 23 • Derrion Arrington

Mississippi HBCUs could be hurt by new performance-based college funding formula

The board that governs Mississippi’s eight public universities voted June 18 to move toward a funding formula that would tie state dollars to graduation…

Jul 22 • Derrion Arrington

Democrats Colom, Johnson pull eye-popping fundraising hauls

The latest federal campaign finance reports show every Mississippi incumbent heading toward the Nov.

Jul 20 • Derrion Arrington

Youth courts long operated in secrecy to protect kids, but legislature changed that in one day

The youth court overhaul that the Mississippi Legislature passed in special session on Thursday will change how the state houses and spends money on…

Jul 17 • Derrion Arrington

The 60-Year history behind Jackson's airport takeover fight

As we await a judge’s ruling in the Jackson airport takeover trial, it’s worth stepping back to look at how the airport came to be.

Jul 16 • The Mississippi Independent

Crime list from Victorian Era still being used to block voting rights

Part 3 in a series on voting rights: How we got here

Jul 15 • Derrion Arrington

1993 federal voting law trumps Mississippi’s new proof of citizenship act, state orgs claim

Clinton-era “Motor Voter” law was designed to encourage, not challenge voters

Jul 14 • Derrion Arrington

Battle over state supreme court maps far from over as judge reopens case

The fight over Mississippi’s state supreme court districts just entered a new phase.

Jul 13 • Derrion Arrington

Google erasing immigrants’ accounts of experiences in ICE facilities

Vanished review of Mississippi ICE facility raises questions about who controls public records of immigrant detention

Jul 10 • Christopher Harress

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