Mike Espy Came Closer to Senate Seat Than Any Dem Since 1982Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy did not win his bid for U.S. Senate in Tuesday night's special election, but he came closer than any Mississippi Democrat has in 36 years.
Judicial Run-off: Black Women Lead Hinds Circuit; Bryant Choices BombHinds County voters had a harder decision to make than most on Nov. 27, with six judicial seats up for grabs alongside the hotly contested, historic U.S. Senate race that resulted in Mississippians electing the first woman to Congress in …
EDITOR'S NOTE: 'Tis the Season for KindnessI will be the first to admit that "make America kind again" is a super hokey phrase, but it's a good reminder, and also so necessary right now when we're in the midst of a Senate race that's brought out …
End Near for Racist Politics in Mississippi?Wearing a long coat, she stood in front of a statue of Elvis Presley when she told the crowd that if her friend Colin Hutchinson "invited me to a public hanging, I would be on the front row."
‘They Want a Roe Test Case’: 15-Week Abortion Ban Moving ForwardFor eight months, the nation's toughest abortion bill hung in limbo. The 2018 Mississippi Legislature sent the Gestational Age Act, called HB 1510, to Gov. Phil Bryant, who signed it into law on March 19.
OPINION: Cindy Hyde-Smith is Telling You Exactly Who She IsIn attempting to "apologize" for her offensive statements about being in the front row of a public hanging and her endorsement of voter suppression, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith read her "apology" from cue cards saying, "I've never been hurtful to anyone," …
OPINION: Factchecking Hyde-Smith, She Lied About Pre-Existing ConditionsU.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy has campaigned on protecting health insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has voted to destroy, repeal and deny that coverage in both the Mississippi Senate and the United States Senate.
Long Lines for Absentee Voting Point to Engagement, Room for ImprovementRukia Lumumba was the last person in a long queue of voters waiting to cast a ballot on the final day of in-person absentee voting on Saturday, Nov. 24. The line snaked from the basement of the circuit-clerk's office outside …
Full ‘Public Hanging’ Video Surfaces, Revealing More About Hyde-Smith’s ViewsIn extended footage released exclusively by the Jackson Free Press, the context of Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s now-infamous “public hanging” remarks becomes clearer, and the video sheds new light on the senator’s other views.
Hyde-Smith Attended All-White ‘Seg Academy’ to Avoid IntegrationU.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith attended and graduated from a segregation academy that were set up so that white parents could avoid having to send their children to schools with black students, a yearbook reveals.
Hinds County Judicial Runoff: Who’s Left, What Progress Can Be Made?Although the nation waits with bated breath for the results of the U.S. Senate runoff between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy, six judicial seats are still up for grabs in Hinds County. Candidates who did not receive 50 percent plus …