WATCH: Gov. Reeves updates on Mississippi coronavirus … DMVs in the state are set to reopen Monday, Gov. Reeves said.
$2M for private school tuition survives last-ditch … A provision to increase funding by $2 million for Mississippi students with special education needs to attend private schools survived despite a last-ditch attempt to block it by opponents.
Mississippi GOP governor candidates hold pre-primary … The televised forum was the only time Reeves is debating former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Bill Waller Jr. and state Rep. Robert Foster before the Aug. 6 party primaries.
Panola, Tate and Bolivar counties added to Mississippi … Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has expanded the mask mandate already in 13 counties.
Candidates: Mississippi should focus on vocational … Candidates for Mississippi governor are saying the state should strengthen vocational education programs to boost the economy.
GOP governor, attorney general’s races headline Mississippi … Mississippi Republicans head to the polls Tuesday to decide nominees for governor and attorney general, while some Republicans will vote for a transportation commissioner nominee and some Democrats will vote for a public service commissioner nominee.
1 of 9 Dems leaves Mississippi governor’s race, backs … One of the nine Democrats running for Mississippi governor is withdrawing from the race and throwing his support to the candidate who has raised the most money in that primary.
Mississippi Republicans sweep governor, 6 statewide … Mississippi voters handed Republicans continued control of the governor’s office and victories in six other statewide races, as they also decided a host of legislative and local offices. Here’s a look at the key races on Mississippi ballots:
4th death in Mississippi prisons; judge says other … Another Mississippi inmate has died at the hands of a fellow inmate, bringing the death toll to four in disturbances over the past week in the state prison system.
Republican Reeves holds $6.3M in Mississippi governor’s … Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has five times as much cash to spend in the final five months of the governor’s race as his best-financed opponent, and he’s already spending at a rapid clip.
2 of 3 Mississippi GOP candidates for governor set … Two of the three Republican candidates for Mississippi governor are set to take part in the first debate of the campaign season.