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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

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

Black is the New Black: How Blacks Changed the GOP Gamenew

In the aftermath of the Republican Senate primary, race has become the defining issue for Mississippi Republicans, trumping even issues that are typical flashpoints in conservative politics such as national defense, immigration reform, dismantling Obamacare or abortion.

Jackson Free Press | R.L. Nave | 07-25-2014 | 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

Breaking: A Serious Discussion in D.C.new

Discretionary spending includes infrastructure, energy investment, and education, as well as spending on defense and homeland security.

Jackson Free Press | Todd Stauffer | 12-13-2012 | Politics

Tags: Fiscal cliff

Lawmakers Laser in on Financesnew

Legislatively speaking, it was a bad week for Mississippi's new Republican majority.

Jackson Free Press | R.L. Nave | 04-06-2012 | Politics

Tags: immigration, GOP, Republicans, abortion, Mississippi, Legislature, workers' compensation

The Gulf of Hollandnew

Two weeks ago, Steve Holland set the internet afire when news broke of his bill to stop calling the large body of water to our south the Gulf of Mexico and start calling it the Gulf of America.

Jackson Free Press | R.L. Nave | 02-23-2012 | Politics

Tags: immigration, Mississippi Politics, Gulf of America, Steve Holland

Can't Do Nothin' For Ya, Mannew

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is grounded, and the Legislature's allowance is being reduced. This week, Bryant made his first executive budget recommendation to lawmakers at the Capitol. As expected, he took a do-the-same-with-less approach to government spending.

Jackson Free Press | R.L. Nave | 02-09-2012 | Politics

Tags: GOP, Phil Bryant, Mississippi Politics

Is Advance Mississippi Pushing Energy Overkill?new

The former mayor of Tupelo, Miss. is heading a new energy advocacy group that critics say is pushing for a prohibitively expensive lignite coal plant and expansions of the Grand Gulf nuclear facility.

Jackson Free Press | Adam Lynch | 07-09-2009 | Politics

Tags: Advance Mississippi, Glenn McCullough, energy policy

Budget Battle Shows Barbour's Mettlenew

The Mississippi state budget negotiations were like a summer blockbuster: expensive, full of strong language, boring and too long. Gov. Haley Barbour played a starring role, and like any diva, he got what he wanted much of the time.

Jackson Free Press | Ward Schaefer | 07-09-2009 | Politics

Tags: Mississippi, Haley Barbour, budgets

A Mississippi Senator's Connection to a White Supremacist Groupnew

Mississippians react to state Sen. Lydia Chassaniol's being the "surprise" guest speaker at the annual white supremacist Council of Conservative Citizens conference.

Jackson Free Press | Ward Schaefer | 07-09-2009 | Politics

Tags: Council of Conservative Citizens, Lydia Chassaniol, Mississippi