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GOP Rallies, Robert Gray Prays
Gov. Phil Bryant's Democratic challenger, a long-haul truck driver, held a prayer vigil Monday in a park near the Governor's Mansion, with fewer than a dozen people participating.
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Person of the Day
Drew Mellon
For Clinton native Drew Mellon, the U.S. director for international nonprofit The Hard Places Community, his connection to Cambodia isn't a question of geography, but of compassion and calling.
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Jackson Council Again Kills Sludge-Hauling Contract
The Jackson City Council has again shot down a proposal to award a roughly $13.6 million contract to remove years worth of sludge from a wastewater treatment plant.
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Biz Roundup
CC's Coffee House, Get2College and Jackson Zoo Master Plan
South Louisiana-based coffee chain CC's Community Coffee House arrived in Mississippi about six weeks ago.
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State Office Election Campaign Finance Reports
By adreherCandidates running for state office filed their final pre-election campaign finance reports on Oct. 27. Click a candidate's name to view the full report.
Governor
Phil Bryant (Republican)
Amount spent this election: $2.74 million
Amount still on-hand: $1.38 million
Robert Gray (Democrat)
Amount spent on this election: $3,100
Amount still on-hand: $1,700
Lieutenant Governor
Tate Reeves (Republican)
Amount spent on this election: $640,000
Amount still on-hand: $3.6 million
Tim Johnson (Democrat)
Amount spent this election: $213,000
Amount still on-hand: $15,900
Secretary of State
Delbert Hosemann (Republican)
Amount spent this election: $321,000
Amount still on-hand: $1.2 million
Charles Graham (Democrat)
Amount spent this election: $8,500
Amount still on-hand: $150
Attorney General
Jim Hood (Democrat)
Amount spent this election: $1.26 million
Amount still on-hand: $350,000
Mike Hurst (Republican)
Amount spent this election: $861,000
Amount still on-hand: $86,000
State Auditor
Stacey Pickering (Republican)
Amount spent this election: $302,000
Amount still on-hand: $49,000
Jocelyn “Joce” Pritchett (Democrat)
Amount spent this election: $158,000
Amount still on-hand: $4,000
Treasurer
Lynn Fitch (Republican)
Amount spent this election: $395,000
Amount still on-hand: $5,700
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)
Amount spent this election: $111,000
Amount still on-hand: $162,000
Addie Lee Green (Democrat)
Amount spent this election: $765
Amount still on-hand: $5,700
*Numbers rounded for clarity, incumbents listed first; numbers taken from October 27, 2015 Campaign Finance Report Filings with the Secretary of State's office.
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