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Pro-Cochran PAC Sheds Light on GOP Primarynew

Recent federal-campaign finance reports shed new light into spending that took place in the final days of the grueling Republican primary in June.
Jackson Free Press  |  Anna Wolfe  |  10-24-2014  |  Elections

Too Little Too Late?new

State Sen. Chris McDaniel's election challenge has been going on for nearly four months, but the hopeful politician hasn't gotten his way so far.
Jackson Free Press  |  Anna Wolfe  |  10-09-2014  |  Politics

Faulty Senate Race Calls for Election Changenew

The 2014 U.S. Senate race pinned two sides of the Republican Party against each other in a heated primary that presented more possible problems with Mississippi's election law than it did focus on issues facing the state and solutions in either the Mississippi Legislature or the U.S. Congress.
Jackson Free Press  |  Anna Wolfe  |  09-18-2014  |  Elections

Mississippi Primaries: Open or Not?new

Party primaries in Mississippi are considered "open," even though the state's election code states that "no person shall be eligible to participate in any primary election unless he intends to support the nominations made in the primary in which he participates."
Jackson Free Press  |  Anna Wolfe  |  08-22-2014  |  Politics

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad GOP Race for U.S. Senatenew

The clock is ticking for Sen. Chris McDaniel's senatorial campaign to file a challenge to the U.S. Senate race run-off election results after the Mississippi Republican Party certified Thad Cochran's win Monday night. McDaniel's challenge comes after numerous allegations of fraudulent activity.
Jackson Free Press  |  Anna Wolfe and Donna Ladd  |  07-10-2014  |  Politics

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