Politics and Government

• WJTV: Mississippi primary turnout lowest in 16 years
• SH: Biloxi councilman arrested on federal warrant after raids at CBD and kratom stores, authorities say
• AP: Former Mississippi Democratic Party chair sues to reinstate himself, saying his ouster was improper
• DJ: Reeves, facing pressure on health care, announces hospital funding plan
• AP: Federal appeals court reverses ruling that Mississippi discriminated in mental health care
• AP: Republican former congressman endorses Democratic nominee in Mississippi governor’s race
• AP: Utah private prison company returns $5M to Mississippi after understaffing is found at facilities
• CL: During JSU Voter Fair, Brandon Presley encourages Black MS residents to register to vote
• AP: Poll workers in Mississippi’s largest county say they haven’t been paid a month after elections
• WCBI: Mississippi Secretary of State warns about voter mailer

Blog

• MT: Brandon Presley to teachers: educating Mississippi children is ‘the most important thing’
• JJ: # of AP Students Sets Record
• MT: Fact check: Did Gov. Reeves keep Mississippi ‘open for business’ during pandemic?
• MAG: Federal government shutdown looms as October 1 draws near
• MT: Podcast: Did vote to change state flag lose veteran lawmaker his election?
• JJ: Honest Reporting or Cheap Shot? We Report, You Decide.
• MT: Mississippi pharmacies fall short in providing opioid-reversal drug, study shows
• MT: ‘Mississippi chose to fight’: Court overturns Justice Department efforts to overhaul state’s mental health system
• JJ: HB #1020 Partially Survives Supremes
• MT: Gov. Reeves announces 11th hour plan for hospital crisis. Opponents pan it as ‘too little, too Tate’