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Are lawmakers finally listening to us?

Could lawmakers actually be listening to Mississippi voters? This week the Republican set to become the next Speaker ...

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It’s not the brick and mortar

When I was a little girl, my dad’s law office was right next door. I used to love ...

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Incumbent Hosemann expected to take the fight to primary challenger McDaniel

Back in 2014, Mississippi politicos underestimated Tea Party zealot State Sen. Chris McDaniel and it almost resulted in ...

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Restoration of Mississippi’s ballot initiative process should be on voter’s agenda in 2023

Statewide elections will be on the ballot later this year for all state eight statewide executive branch offices, ...

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Global agriculture markets have substantial impacts on local Mississippi communities

Even before global headlines seized on the fact that for the first time in a half-century, China’s mammoth ...

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McCarthy’s politically expensive election as House Speaker leaves a hard road forward

American citizens last week learned a new phrase in the nation’s political lexicon, one not heard 14 consecutive ...

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Decades in the making, Jackson’s infrastructure woes won’t be quickly or easily solved

Like seemingly every other facet of American society these days, when it comes to both the national media ...

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Once again, Mississippi’s ‘open’ primary statute debated after tight second primary

Last week’s Republican congressional primaries in Mississippi’s Third and Fourth congressional districts pointed up some political realities that ...

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Want a neat, antiseptic death penalty policy? That’s never been how Death Row works

In some circles in recent weeks, there seems to be some unease about the approach of a new ...

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The partisan standoff over funding: The uncertain future of the Social Security program

Stop the presses: Democrats and Republicans disagree over the future of what used to be called “the third ...

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