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Analysis: Ocean Springs mayor’s runoff a battle of contrasting campaigns Updated 2:21 PM; OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- Come Tuesday night, either Melanie Allen or Kenny Holloway will become the mayor-elect of Ocean Springs, but the two Republicans arrived at this point by very different paths. The two topped a field of five candidates in the April 6 Republican primary, with Allen leading the field with 1,150 votes (35%), with Holloway garnering 901 votes (28%). With neither earning the requisite 50 percent plus one needed to win outright, they headed for a runoff. While both candidates may be R...

Will the Supreme Court Gut the Voting Rights Act? The court is being asked how hard it should be for states to pass what might be voter-suppression laws. By Leah Litman and Jay Willis Ms. Litman, a law professor, and Mr. Willis, a journalist and former lawyer, have written extensively about the federal courts, civil rights and voting rights. March 2, 2021 The 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march in Alabama led to the Voting Rights Act.Credit...Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos This year, the Supreme Court will answer a question with profound implications for the future of representative democracy in the...

Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich now unopposed in reelection bid Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich will serve another term as the city’s mayor. By WLOX Staff | February 19, 2021 at 5:24 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 5:24 PM BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich will serve another term as the city’s mayor after his lone opponent was disqualified. Friday, the Democratic Executive Committee ruled Arneka Gardner-Keys did not live in the city limits, and therefore did not meet the qualifications to run for the office. The committee also removed M...

Pascagoula mayoral candidate Jay Willis will be running unopposed in this upcoming election, and he said he is looking forward to helping Pascagoula continue to grow.

It’s no longer about electing Trump. It’s laying the groundwork for voter suppression. By Bruce Murphy - Dec 14th, 2020 06:05 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee City of Milwaukee election staff, including executive director Claire Woodall-Vogg (seated). Photo by Jeramey Jannene. For six weeks, President Donald Trumphas been hammering the message that his obvious election defeat — by seven million votes and a significant electoral college majority — was a fraud. No court has accepted this claim and no...