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Polls are closing in Mississippi after voters cast ballots in Democratic and Republican primaries for governor and many other offices.

Republican Bill Waller Jr. raised the money in two months from more than 700 donors, his campaign said in a news release Wednesday. The campaign said it exceeded its fundraising goal.

Governor Tate Reeves gave updates about reopening Mississippi after coronavirus closures.

Mississippi is one of several states enacting abortion restrictions this year in hopes that the U.S. Supreme Court, with new conservative justices, will reevaluate and maybe overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — The wait is finally over for hair salons and barbershops in Mississippi. Governor Tate Reeves is allowing them to open Monday. “I’m doing this because I believe that I cannot allow our small businesses to fold and for families to be destroyed simply by government order,” Gov. Reeves said. Michelle Johnson owns […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn presented the former Mississippi state flag to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). On Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill to remove the flag, which bears the Confederate battle emblem. The flags flying above the State Capitol were lowered […]

Governor Tate Reeves said Wednesday, for the first time, that he probably would not stand in the way if legislators muster a large enough majority to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.

Governor Tate Reeves is giving updates as coronavirus cases in the state reached 10,090 total on Wednesday.

Governor Tate Reeves announced Monday that restaurants in the state can again offer dine-in service, as long as they practice strict social distancing guidelines.

Governor Tate Reeves is set to give another update Tuesday about coronavirus in Mississippi.

A Republican running for Mississippi governor is advocating a type of Medicaid expansion.