The Latest Breaking News from Tate Reeves

Mississippi governor extends Jackson water emergency order

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has extended the state of emergency over the water crisis in the capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

Water investigations said to test Biden racial equity pledge

A congressional ally says President Joe Biden's commitment to racial equity is being tested by federal investigations into public spending on a failing Mississippi water system

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Abortion ruling means more and riskier births in Mississippi

Mississippi expects 5,000 more births each year as a result of the Supreme Court ruling denying abortion rights

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022

Congress probes Jackson water crisis as city and state spar

Congress is investigating the crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi’s capital city without running water for several days in late summer

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Republicans oppose social spending – will it cost them in the midterms?

Economy in focus: In Mississippi, poverty is high and water problems blight the state. But Republicans seem adamantly against spending to help their constituents

The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2022

Shock doctrine for Jackson's water

Mississippi's ill-advised governor wants to turn over the city's water system to a for-profit corporation

Salon · Oct 8, 2022

Water crisis tests Mississippi mayor who started as activist

The Democratic mayor of Mississippi's capital is facing a leadership test as the city struggles to consistently produce clean drinking water

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

NAACP says Jackson's water problems are civil rights issue

The NAACP on Tuesday accused Mississippi of discriminating against Black residents by denying badly needed federal funds for drinking water infrastructure in Jackson and instead diverting money to largely-white communities that needed it less

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Jackson's water system at the mercy of spending rhetoric

Years before he became Mississippi governor, Tate Reeves served as the state's treasurer and had a hand in delaying funds for water system repairs in the capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

California governor’s ad campaign offers help to women in anti-abortion states

Billboards will be displayed in states including Texas, Mississippi and Ohio but have some questioning Gavin Newsom’s ambitions

The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2022