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Only debate of Mississippi governor’s race brings insults and interruptions from Reeves and Presley

(AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley insulted and spoke over each other…

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Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support

(AP) — Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but…

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Mississippi Democrats name Pinkins as new nominee for secretary of state, to challenge GOP’s Watson

(AP) — Mississippi Democrats on Thursday named attorney Ty Pinkins as their new nominee for secretary of state…

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Mississippi Democrats given the go-ahead to select a new candidate for secretary of state

(AP) — Mississippi’s governor and attorney general have approved a secretary of state candidate’s withdrawal from the race…

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Mississippi jail escapee believed dead after armed standoff

CONWAY, Miss. (AP) — A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail and is a suspect in a…

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Police: Byram man charged with murder after lighting group on fire

(AP) — A man accused of setting several people on fire, including himself, at a Mississippi home is…

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Reeves signs ‘culture of life’ post-Roe bills, says Mississippi is ‘beacon on the hill’ for other states

Gov. Tate Reeves in a ceremony Wednesday signed into law the last three of a handful of bills…

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Ex-Nonprofit head Webb pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud

(AP) — The former director of a Mississippi nonprofit organization pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to stealing…

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Police: Woman struck, killed by Highway Patrol vehicle

(AP) — A pedestrian in the middle of U.S. Highway 49 was struck and killed by a Mississippi…

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Mississippi governor OKs longer postpartum Medicaid coverage

(AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage…

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