Legal organizations demand answers from Hinds County over ballot shortage issues
Civic and legal organizations are calling for the Hinds County Election Commission to explain why the massive ballot shortages occurred Nov. 7.
On this day in 1872
On this day in 1872, P.B.S. Pinchback became governor in Louisiana — the first Black officeholder to do so in the U.S.
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Unlike Reeves in 2020, Presley accepted election math on Nov. 7
Brandon Presley conceded to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Nov. 7. But in the past, Reeves hasn’t been so quick to concede election results.
Leaders join Mississippi Today, The Atlantic to discuss state’s challenges and opportunities
Mississippi Today, in partnership with The Atlantic, convened leaders, policymakers and journalists on Thursday to discuss challenges and opportunities facing Mississippi, the South and the nation.
MDOC makes another unexplained leadership shift
Latoya Anderson, superintendent of the newly renamed women’s prison at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, was replaced without explanation.
Supreme Court puts a hold on Willie Jerome Manning execution date
Mississippi Supreme Court will not schedule an execution date for Willie Jerome Manning until it considers his petition for post-conviction relief.
How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies Got Away With Years of Brutality
They barged into homes in the middle of the night, then held people down while they beat and choked them, witnesses said. For years, signs of the violence went ignored.
State Republican Party files suit over judge holding Hinds County polls open on election night
The Mississippi Republican Party is asking state Supreme Court to dissolve an emergency order a judge issued on election night to keep Hinds County polls open longer than normal after numerous polling place problems were reported.
House Republicans elect Jason White as new speaker, Manly Barton as speaker pro tempore
Republican House members chose Jason White as the chamber’s next speaker, one of the most powerful political roles in Mississippi.
Federal judge sentences state Rep. Earle Banks to probation for tax crime
State Rep. Earle Banks, who pleaded guilty in May to evading the payment of federal taxes, has been sentenced to two years of supervised probation and ordered to pay nearly $85,000 in restitution.
