Education officials in Mississippi voted on Thursday to remove a requirement that blocked guns in public schools. The move allows school districts in the state to determine their own rules on school security, including to potentially allow some staff to carry guns on campus. The vote by the Mississippi Board of Education updates an internal policy…
Mississippi Schools Board Updates Policy, Clearing Way for Some Staff to Have Guns on Campus
July 25, 2022
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Teen Jumps in River and Saves 3 Girls, Officer as Car Sinks Into Mississippi Waters
Corion Evans, a 16-year-old from Mississippi, has been hailed a hero after he jumped into a river over the weekend to assist a police officer in rescuing three people when a car plunged into the Pascagoula River and started to sink. The Moss Point Police Department said in a news release that a car occupied…
Abortion Bans in Mississippi, Florida Allowed to Take Effect Amid Efforts to Block Them
Bans on abortions in Mississippi and Florida are taking effect this week in spite of efforts in the courts seeking to block the laws. The news comes amid continuing legal battles in multiple U.S. states over abortion following the U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 24 that overturned Roe v. Wade and sent regulation of the…
Mississippi Justices Block More DNA Tests in Death Row Case
JACKSON, Miss.—A Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that a death row inmate will not be allowed to seek additional DNA testing on crime scene evidence from the shooting deaths of two college students nearly 30 years ago. Willie Jerome Manning, now 54, remains in the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. He was convicted in 1994…
Mississippi Governor Plans to Bring ‘Culture of Life’ to State Following Supreme Court Ruling
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves promised a home for every single baby in his state, where he aims to create a “culture of life” following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “The fact of the matter is this entire court battle was never about winning a court case. It was always about creating…
Mississippi Takes Center Stage as State That Triggered Actions Leading to Overturn of Roe v. Wade
June 30, 2022
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In the state central to where Roe V. Wade’s upending began, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch enacted the state’s trigger law on June 27 that bans abortion 10 days after Fitch certified the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling. “Mississippi’s laws to promote life are solid and thanks to the Court’s clear and strong opinion in Dobbs…
Two Trump Targets Fall, Two Survive June 28 Primary Challenges
June 29, 2022
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Two Republican congressional incumbents who incurred former President Donald Trump’s wrath were defeated, while two survived inter-party challenges in June 28 runoffs and primaries. Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), who is being investigated for federal campaign violations, fell in a Republican runoff while a Trump-endorsed incumbent defeated Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill) in their GOP primary. They…
Local Sheriff Ousts Incumbent Republican in Mississippi US House Primary Runoff
Mike Ezell, a local sheriff, defeated Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) in the June 28 GOP primary runoff for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District, marking the end of a race that intensified after a June 7 primary election split the vote among multiple candidates. With 83.9 percent of the ballots counted at 10:04 p.m., Ezell had 53.1…
Incumbent Fends Off Upstart in Mississippi GOP Primary Runoff
Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.) on June 28 won the GOP primary runoff election for Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District. With 84 percent of the ballots reported at 9:36 p.m., Guest drew more than 67 percent of the votes, defeating challenger Michael Cassidy. Guest will face Democrat Shuwaski Young in the Nov. 8 general election. Young won…
LIVE UPDATES: Voters in 7 States Cast Ballots in Midterm Primaries, Runoffs
June 28, 2022
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5:21 p.m. ET Utah Voters Split Over Which Republican to Pick for Senate SPANISH FORK, Utah—Utah County primary voters went to the polls on June 28 to choose between incumbents or to chart a new direction with candidates for change in the U.S. House and Senate. At the Spanish Fork Senior Centern in the heavily…
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