AltWeeklies Wire
November Election: Party Lines Drawn Earlynew
Education funding, job creation and fighting corruption are at the top of many Mississippi statewide candidates' lists heading into the November election.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
08-14-2015 |
Elections
Keep on Truckin: Meet Robert Graynew
It was not until 7:36 on the morning of Aug. 5 that anyone found out what Robert Gray looked like, much less how he wound up being the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for Mississippi governor.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
08-14-2015 |
Elections
‘Empower’ PAC Helps Oust Anti-Charter Republicansnew
Empower Mississippi, a nonprofit dedicated to school choice, used its political arm, the Empower PAC, to unseat four incumbent Republican candidates for the Mississippi House of Representatives in the DeSoto County primary elections on Aug. 4.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
08-13-2015 |
Elections
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
The Faces of Travis Childersnew
Travis Childers, a former congressman from Booneville, hopes traditional Democratic voters and tea-party members can help him upset Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in November.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
10-24-2014 |
Elections
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
Endorsement: Barack Obama and Joe Bidennew
It’s been a harrowing four years for the country as we’ve ridden out the Great Recession.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
11-01-2012 |
Elections
Election 2012, Illustrated: Debt and Jobsnew
In an election year, the one thing that is curiously missing are facts. They are often misquoted, embellished, or to the point of being completely ignored.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
10-11-2012 |
Elections
Voter Rights Wins and Setbacksnew
Three judges, the U.S. Department of Justice and a federal court struck down voter laws in Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Ohio in the last month.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-07-2012 |
Elections
Tags: Voting Rights, Voter Suppression
'Quagmire' of Voter IDnew
How many is "too many" when it comes to denying someone's constitutional right to vote?
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-07-2012 |
Elections
Rep. Bennie Thompson Pulls Ranknew
As a member of Congress, Bennie Thompson sees his role as a conduit for grants and other kinds of support, but he is frustrated that cities and counties in his district don't always take full advantage of federal cash.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
03-08-2012 |
Elections
How Mississippians Defeated Personhoodnew
Grassroots activists used social media and homegrown outspokenness to stop an extreme anti-abortion measure on the ballot.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
11-28-2011 |
Elections
Grassroots Mamas: ‘We Did It!’new
Just before 10 p.m. last night, Lori Gregory Garrott ran out of her Fondren home, stood on the front lawn and looked around before shouting, "We just won!" She yelled again, louder: "We just won!" The co-founder of Parents Against 26 had to tell the night sky a third time that Mississippi grassroots mamas defeated the Personhood Initiative.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
11-09-2011 |
Elections
Personhood Supporters Shocked, Undeterrednew
Supporters of Initiative 26 were unprepared for defeat Tuesday evening, as a group of about a hundred gathered after the polls closed for a "watch and pray" event. Children played in a nearby fountain while teens and adults watched election results flash on the bottom of an oversized TV projection.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
11-09-2011 |
Elections
Can He Do It?new
Democrat Johnny DuPree could be Mississippi's first black governor, but the state's disorganized party raises questions.
Jackson Free Press |
Robbie Ward |
10-27-2011 |
Elections
