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 for health reasons coincided with the Mississippi Elections Commission...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 27, 2023 Based on Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ campaign rhetoric and how he spends his campaign funds, it is reasonable to think he believes transgender issues are the state’s No. 1 problem. A Reeves campaign commercial is...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 27, 2023 Shuwaski Young, the Democratic nominee for secretary of state, announced on Sunday that he intends to withdraw his candidacy from the general election. Young said he recently suffered a “hypertensive crisis,” which...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 25, 2023 The office of Attorney General Lynn Fitch is asking the full U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn an earlier decision that Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting for people convicted of felonies is...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today August 24, 2023 A program aimed at increasing doctors in rural Mississippi communities isn’t effective enough, a new report from the state auditor’s office says. As health care worker shortages continue, the program’s success could be...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today August 25, 2023 Coronavirus cases appear to be rising in Mississippi again. There were 121 hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the state during the week ending on Aug. 12, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and...
