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Forget “the Hospitality State” and “Birthplace of America’s Music:” DeSoto County DA’s billboard subverts conventional welcome sign
Travelers entering Mississippi on southbound I-55 from the Memphis metropolitan area now receive a different kind of welcome—one directed not at…
20 hrs ago
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Derrion Arrington
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Court order nullifies Mississippi's reason to redraw state supreme court districts. Will Gov. Reeves cancel his special session?
After federal appeals court action, Mississippi no longer has a legal reason to hold a special legislative session to redraw state Supreme Court…
May 12
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Derrion Arrington
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Legislature prepares for special session on redistricting while arguing legal obligation requiring redraw may no longer exist
Just hours after House Speaker Jason White announced 15 appointments to the legislature’s redistricting committee and one week after the U.S.
May 11
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Derrion Arrington
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Analysis: Old Capitol has history of hosting pivotal voter suppression moments
This month’s redistricting special session continues a pattern that runs from 1890 through 1980 to the present
May 6
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Derrion Arrington
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Trump's indictment of SPLC has ironic Mississippi legal roots
Question now is how organizations once protected by the government should respond to ongoing federal attacks
May 4
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Derrion Arrington
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The Back Story: How Michael Watson's embrace of ALEC bills and voting restrictions fueled his political ascent
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson launched his campaign for lieutenant governor in the Republican primary on a message of coalition-building…
May 1
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Derrion Arrington
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April 2026
After 'Callais' Supreme Court ruling, state poised to hold on to district maps previously ruled discriminatory
When a federal judge ruled in late 2025 that the map of the Central District of the Mississippi Supreme Court, which had been drawn in 1987 and never…
Apr 29
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Derrion Arrington
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Why do Mississippi prison officials withhold records about inmate deaths?
As inmates die with disturbing frequency, agency obscures basic facts
Apr 27
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Christopher Harress
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Reeves calls for special session to consider redrawing voting district lines
After objecting to the state of Virginia’s vote to remap election districts, Mississippi Gov.
Apr 24
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Hyde-Smith advocates for fixing Medicare problem facing state hospitals—after voting to increase their financial risks
In a recent Facebook post, U.S.
Apr 24
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Derrion Arrington
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Analysis: Andy Gipson's attack on Ray Mabus reflects longstanding debate over honoring elected officials
Andy Gipson, state commissioner of agriculture and commerce and a candidate for governor in 2027, recently posted on Facebook his disapproval of the…
Apr 23
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Derrion Arrington
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Earth Day 2026
Image: Live oak near Bolton, Mississippi (Alan Huffman)
Apr 22
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