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May 26, 2023 at 5:00 pm

Mississippi Democrats improperly excluded candidate for governor, judge says

Mississippi could have a Democratic primary for governor in August.

May 25, 2023 at 12:36 pm

Attorney demands firing of Mississippi police officer after 11-year-old boy is shot

An attorney says a Mississippi police officer who shot and wounded an 11-year-old Black boy in the child’s home should be fired.

May 24, 2023 at 2:24 pm

Trans girl who missed graduation over clothing code: `We deserve rights as humans’

A transgender Mississippi girl who skipped graduation because school officials told her to follow the boys dress code says she celebrated the end of high...

May 22, 2023 at 4:28 pm

Federal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital VIEW

A federal judge has extended his order temporarily stopping the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice from appointing judges in the the capital city of Jackson...

May 20, 2023 at 8:08 am

Trans girl misses Mississippi graduation after being told to dress like boy

A transgender girl in Mississippi is not participating in her high school graduation because school officials told her to dress like a boy and a...

May 19, 2023 at 4:51 pm

Mississippi attorneys argue in lawsuit over trans student’s graduation attire

Opposing attorneys are clashing over whether a Mississippi school district can require a transgender girl to abide by a boys’ dress code as she and...

May 18, 2023 at 12:52 pm

Trans girl is told not to wear dress to Mississippi graduation, lawsuit says

A transgender teenager and her parents are suing a Mississippi school district because they say officials told her not to wear a dress and heeled...

May 18, 2023 at 8:45 am

News site CEO apologizes to Mississippi ex-Gov. Bryant over welfare comments

A news organization executive has apologized to former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant for remarks she made about him and the misspending of welfare money.

FILE – Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters prior to his induction to the Mississippi Hall of Fame in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in state history, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state â€” including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) NY163 NY163

May 16, 2023 at 10:08 am

Favre asks Mississippi Supreme Court to remove him from welfare lawsuit

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to remove him as a defendant in a suit that seeks to recover millions...

May 15, 2023 at 11:06 am

1 lawsuit over appointment of Mississippi judges dismissed, another case still alive

A Mississippi judge has dismissed one lawsuit that challenges a new law dealing with appointment of judges in the majority-Black capital city of Jackson and...