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The state of Mississippi is threatening to hit major financial asset manager BlackRock with a massive fine as part of a cease and desist order targeting the firm's ESG practices.

The secretary of state said Friday that a "system error" caused Chris McDaniels filing to not fully post. It is available now. See what is in it.

State Auditor White, Ag Commissioner Gipson, Treasurer McRae, and Secretary of State Watson spoke with Y'all Politics ahead of legislative session.  On January 3rd, lawmakers will gavel in for the 2023 Mississippi Legislative session. Statewide elected officials spoke with Y'all Politics about legi

Submitted by Michael Watson Secretary of State Watson clears up misleading information in recent Clarion Ledger article on voting in Mississippi. While maybe well-intentioned, a recent Clarion Ledger article on voting in Mississippi provided misleading information on the different avenues one can ta

By Will Stribling Apr 9, 2021 3:24 PM Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has drawn criticism and national attention this week for comments made on WLOX-TV that the automatic voter registration provision of the federal For The People Act would lead to “woke” and “uninformed” college students voting.  “Think about all these woke college university students now who would automatically be registered to vote, whether they wanted to or not,” Watson ...