A federal court has just dealt a serious blow to Mississippi Republicans.

Representative Mike Collins doubled down on the students’ racism.

Mississippi still marks Confederate Heritage Month every April.

The high court declined to hear a case challenging laws in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Congress approved the construction of the Yazoo Pumps more than 80 years ago. They might finally be built—and disproportionately benefit white landowners.

The new year is already off to a terrifying start.

Police received a complaint over the book, so an officer went to hunt it down.

A new memo from the Democratic Attorneys General Association argues the party can flip seats in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

A new report shows the lack of representation on the local level, and how it affects policy.

PLUS: Mississippi’s hottest political race, and a conversation with Ben Terris

With the Republican-run state in disarray, polls suggest Brandon Presley has a real shot at defeating Governor Tate Reeves this year.

Fun new attack on democracy

The bill would block health insurance from covering gender-affirming care and put physicians at risk of having their licenses revoked.

The former NFL player is embroiled in what may be Mississippi’s biggest corruption scandal ever: the misuse of welfare funds for ego projects that did nothing to help the state’s poor people.

Conservative state legislatures are using pandemic-era surpluses to give tax cuts for the wealthy while maintaining unfair flat taxes that punish the poor.

The stakes are highest in states where the legislature and the governor’s mansion are held by different parties. How much will abortion rights motivate voters?

In America, pregnancy is a uniquely violent and sometimes deadly time. Abortion can be a lifeline.

As the Supreme Court hears arguments over Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, the director of a clinic in the South reflects on the damage already done.

As the Supreme Court considers Texas’s extreme abortion ban, commentators would have you believe Mississippi’s is comparatively reasonable.

A basic income experiment in the state should teach national Democrats a lesson as they weigh a permanent Child Tax Credit.