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Y’all Politics brings you a Bill of the Day from the Mississippi Legislature that just may pique your interest. In many small towns across Mississippi, an elected official who loses their bid for re-election will run again for the same seat four years later and use the same signs and campaign mater
The measure passed the Committee and is expected to be in front of lawmakers during the first week of the 2022 session. Today, the Mississippi Joint Legislative Redistricting Committee met to discuss Congressional redistricting and adopt its proposed maps. The Committee held a meeting in Novembe
City of Canton asks Madison County to take over 2021 municipal elections Madison County Board of Supervisors file photo (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | February 23, 2021 at 4:31 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 4:37 PM CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - With less than two months to go before the party primaries, exactly who will be overseeing Canton’s municipal elections remains to be seen. The city of Canton recently voted to abolish its election commission and petition Madison County to oversee the 2021 municipal races. The board of supervisors, though, has yet to decide whether they will do...
Jackson councilwoman says city approved of her hiring relative By Anthony Warren | January 25, 2021 at 2:35 PM CST - Updated January 25 at 2:35 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson Ward Two Councilwoman Angelique Lee says her decision to name a relative as the new deputy city clerk was legal, despite some decrying the move as nepotism. 3 On Your Side received a tip that Lee hired her âfirst cousinâ as a full-time deputy city clerk. Lee, though, says the appointment was signed off on by Jacksonâs legal department. The recently elected councilwoman says that her appointee, Har...
Ole Miss professor pushes back against White in defamation suit Auditor says suit ‘not worth the paper it’s written on.’ White had requested the University of Mississippi fire Dr. Thomas for his strike earlier this year. (Source: WLBT / The University of Mississippi) By Anthony Warren | December 30, 2020 at 3:29 PM CST - Updated December 30 at 4:31 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A defamation suit has been filed against State Auditor Shad White in a case involving a University of Mississippi professor. On Wednesday, the Mississippi Center for Justice announced that it had filed the su...