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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked the appointment of four state court judges in the majority-Black county that is home to Mississippi’s capital city — appointments that drew protests from local residents who said white state officials were stomping on civil rights. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate issued the temporary restraining […]

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three residents of Mississippi’s capital city testified Wednesday that their rights as citizens are undermined by a new state law that would create a court inside Jackson with judges who are appointed because the state constitution requires most judges to be elected. “It is an affront to democracy,” Ann Saunders said. […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lower-income new mothers could gain a full year of Medicaid health-care coverage in Missouri under legislation given final approval Friday as part of a national push to improve maternal health. The legislation, which now goes to Gov. Mike Parson, would add Missouri to a growing list of Republican-led states that […]

RICHLAND, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves told supporters at one of his first large-scale campaign events Wednesday that he has fulfilled promises to cut taxes, increase teacher pay and promote job development. The Republican said Mississippi, with 3 million residents, is competing against larger states partly because he did not impose heavy restrictions […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican governor has approved most of a $6.6 billion state budget contained in dozens of spending bills, but has vetoed a few projects and questioned whether legislators properly passed the final bill of their session. The bill had hundreds of millions of dollars in government spending for things like repairs […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is violating its own constitution with a new law that requires some judges to be appointed rather than elected in the state’s capital city and its surrounding county, civil rights groups said in a lawsuit filed Monday. It is the second lawsuit since Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed bills Friday to expand state […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is violating its own constitution with a new law that requires some judges to be appointed rather than elected in the state’s capital city and its surrounding county, civil rights groups said in a lawsuit filed Monday. It is the second lawsuit since Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed bills Friday […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican governor has approved most of a $6.6 billion state budget contained in dozens of spending bills, but has vetoed a few projects and questioned whether legislators properly passed the final bill of their session. The bill had hundreds of millions of dollars in government spending for things like repairs […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mississippi’s unemployment rate has reached a record low of 3.5%, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Monday. Reeves says this is a tremendous victory for every Mississippian. “You don’t have to look all that closely to see that a trend is emerging in Mississippi. That trend is more learning and greater academic achievement. It’s […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The NAACP warns that “separate and unequal policing” will return to Mississippi’s majority-Black capital under a state-run police department, and the civil rights organization is suing the governor and other officials over it. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves says violent crime in Jackson has made it necessary to expand where the Capitol […]