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Elvis Presley’s cousin Brandon lifts Democrats hope of ‘sleeper’ win in Mississippi governor’s race

Mississippi is tough political territory for Democrats

The Independent UK

60 years ago, Medgar Evers became a martyr of the Civil Rights Movement

On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Miss., by a Ku Klux Klan member. While other leaders pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused on his native Mississippi.

WEKU

60 years after Medgar Evers' murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy

It's been 60 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered outside his Mississippi home

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Mississippi civil rights lawyer arrested filming traffic stop, attorney says

A Mississippi civil rights lawyer has been arrested while filming a traffic stop conducted by officers from a police department she is suing in federal court

The Independent UK

Elvis Presley’s cousin lifts Democrats’ hope of ‘sleeper’ win in Mississippi governor’s race

Mississippi is tough political territory for Democrats

The Independent UK

Presley gets Mississippi Democratic nod for governor without party primary, after court ruling

Utility regulator Brandon Presley is now uncontested for the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor this year

The Independent UK

Mississippi Court Rejects Tort Claim Over Wife's Leaving Husband "Without Any Notice or Warning"

The court also concludes that there is no separate "verbal assault" tort in Mississippi, and that falsely telling spouse "I love you" generally isn't actionable fraud.

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Voting activist killed during Freedom Summer in Mississippi believed country should be integrated

Stephen Schwerner doesn’t remember how he learned that his younger brother Michael was missing in Mississippi along with colleagues Andrew Goodman and James Chaney

The Independent UK

Black man shot in the mouth by Mississippi deputy to file federal civil rights lawsuit

A Black man who was shot in the mouth by a Mississippi sheriff's deputy and a second man have announced that they will file a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Mississippi sheriff’s department

The Independent UK

LGBTQ+ pride flags at VA facilities in Mississippi draw GOP criticism, protests

All the Republicans in Mississippi’s congressional delegation are demanding that the Veterans Administration remove an LGBTQ+ pride flag from the Biloxi National Cemetery

The Independent UK

Spartans offer 2025 Mississippi 4-star RB Akylin Dear

Michigan State football is the latest big-time program to extend a scholarship to one of the top running backs in the country

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Mississippi harms free speech by requiring state permits before protests, lawsuit says

A new lawsuit says a Mississippi law will restrict free speech by requiring people to obtain permission from state law enforcement officials for any protest near state government buildings in the capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK

All candidates for Mississippi House of Representatives District 3 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All three candidates running in the August 8, 2023, Republican primary election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 3—Jonathan Dantzler (R), Jim Estrada (R), and Dennis Nowell (R)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 2, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed three election bills into law this week as the state continues to have the highest rate of election-related legislative activity this year.

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The Independent UK

Mississippi absentee ballot law harms voters with disabilities, lawsuit says

A lawsuit is seeking to block Mississippi’s new restrictions on absentee ballots

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Mississippi hostage-taker killed after fatally shooting officer in 8-hour standoff

A Mississippi police chief says two officers were shot, and one of them died, after a 22-year-old man took a woman hostage in a home

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Family of 11-year-old boy shot by officer sue Mississippi police and authorities

Aderrien Murry was shot by a police officer responding to 911 call, resulting in collapsed lung, fractured ribs and lacerated liver

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No sign of Mississippi governor fulfilling pledge on campaign funds tied to welfare case

Financial documents show no sign that Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has fulfilled his pledge to give away campaign donations from people charged with misspending welfare money in the state’s largest public corruption case

The Guardian - UK

Drax-owned wood pellet plant in US broke air pollution rules again

Amite BioEnergy, which was fined $2.5m in 2021, notified Mississippi facility had breached emission limits

The Independent UK

Mississippi Democrats improperly excluded candidate for governor, judge says

Mississippi could have a Democratic primary for governor in August

The Independent UK

Who is Greg Capers, the Mississippi police officer who shot unarmed 11-year-old Aderrien Murry?

Indianola PD’s ‘Policeman of the Year’ has been placed on administrative leave after shooting Aderrien Murry

WEKU

A boy, 11, called police in Mississippi. A cop shot him

Nakala Murry says her son doesn't understand what happened to him. "His words to me were: 'Why did he shoot me? What did I do?' "

The Independent UK

Mother of Mississippi boy, 11, shot by police shares fury as calls grow for bodycam release and officer firing

Aderrien Murry’s family attorney Carlos Moore said he was filing a federal civil lawsuit against the city of Indianola, the police chief and the officer involved

The Guardian - US

US family demands officer be charged for shooting 11-year-old who called 911

Aderrien Murry called Mississippi police after his mother was threatened by a man, and an officer seriously wounded him

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