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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi is perpetuating a legacy of racial discrimination because lawmakers failed to draw enough majority-Black districts for

A new lawsuit says Mississippi is perpetuating a legacy of racial discrimination with a legislative redistricting plan

JACKSON – Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday set a special election for Jan. 10 to fill the vacant House seat covering portions of Grenada, Calhoun, Lafayette and Webster counties.

Menage is one of the many acts scheduled to perform at LEAF Festival in Black Mountain. Plus, bluegrass at Isis Sound Tribe at Salvage Station.

Mississippi Rep. Dan Eubanks, one of the original cosponsors of the Gestational Age Act, gave his immediate reaction to Roe being overturned.

When the winners of next year’s state elections are sworn in to office in 2024, Monroe County’s representation in the Mississippi House of Representatives will look vastly different due to

Mississippi legislators presented and approved a redistricting plan Sunday afternoon in an effort to match population shifts reported in the

The bills to redistrict legislative seats are expected to be debated during the last week of the 2022 session. The 2022 Mississippi Legislative session is scheduled to end in less than two weeks - April 3rd to be exact - and legislative redistricting, once a major topic of debate following the dece

Democrats success at amending a bill meant to purge voter rolls was the second time this week House Republicans seemed agreeable to bipartisanship.

The START Act now goes to the Senate where lawmakers there have announced their own plan. On Wednesday, State Rep. Richard Bennett, Chairman of the House Education Committee, presented his $219 million proposal to address a teacher pay raise. HB 530 sailed through the House will little discussion,