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Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves (left) continues to outraise and outspend all other candidates in …

• July 31, 2019

Reeves Holds $5M, Hood $1.5M in Mississippi Governor's Race

Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves continues to outraise and outspend all other candidates in the Mississippi governor's race, with Attorney General Jim Hood raising and spending the most among Democrats …

Let's Talk Jackson Politics Podcast

Issues-focused election podcasts with Hinds County, legislative and statewide candidates focusing on substance over partisan horse-race politics.

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• July 31, 2019

Candidate Questionnaire: Jennifer Riley Collins (Attorney General)

The Jackson Free Press emailed questionnaires to each candidate in the state attorney general race. The answers are the candidates' verbatim responses, with no edits whatsoever.

Candidate Questionnaire: Zakiya Summers (House District 68)

The Jackson Free Press emailed questionnaires to each candidate in the House District 68 race. The answers are the candidates' verbatim responses, with no edits whatsoever.

Activists rallied outside the Rankin County Courthouse in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, behind a …

• July 30, 2019

Mississippi's incarceration rates stand out internationally. Photo courtesy PrisonPolicy.org

• July 30, 2019

Prison System 'Like Chattel Slavery': Activists Rally for Mississippi Reform

Behind the granite back of a high-perched Confederate soldier and a Mississippi state flag, a multi-racial crowd sang freedom songs as mothers held signs, pleading for help for their incarcerated …

Two Dead, Two Wounded in Shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

A gunman described as a disgruntled Walmart employee fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday at a Walmart store in northern …

Donna Barnes

The Mississippi Bar's Women in the Profession Committee honored Donna Barnes, the first female chief judge of the state Court of Appeals, as a "trailblazer among women lawyers" by presenting …

Sheriff Lance Humphreys (pictured) says Moore's account is "not even close to what happened." Humphreys …

• July 29, 2019

Attorney, Sheriff Dispute How Black Man Was Bloodied at Roadblock

An attorney says his African American client was beaten by white law enforcement officers this month at a Mississippi roadblock, but a sheriff says officers told him the man appeared …

A Time to Shine

Leflore County's bootlegging history will play a role in a new museum exhibit highlighting prohibition, moonshine and illegal distilleries in Mississippi.

Fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood, who is white, was courting African American voters in Mississippi's …

• July 29, 2019

Democrats Court Black Voters in Mississippi Governor Primary

Fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood, who is white, was courting African American voters in Mississippi's largest county, who will play an important part in deciding the eight-person Democratic primary on …

"Looking at the governor's statement about the state moving forward and being progressive in this …

• July 29, 2019

Till Marker Pic Shows 'Little Progress' in State, Lawmaker Says

When a trio of male students from the University of Mississippi posed with rifles next to a bullet-ridden Emmett Till memorial marker, they were representing an unfortunate truth about racism …

Seafood Cook-Off, Belhaven Nights and Campbell's Cheesecake Challenge

Hunter Evans, head chef at Lou's Full-Serv in Jackson, will travel to Louisiana to take part in the 16th-annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off on Saturday, Aug. 3.

Mayor's Basketball Event Encourages Peace, Unity and Honors Father

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced that the City of Jackson will host a Peace in the Street 3-on-3 basketball tournament to help combat violence in the community at a July …