Perspective
RUSS LATINO: Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
CHRIS MCDANIEL: After court decision, could Bennie’s reign be nearing an end?
MAC GORDON: Fight for school choice has formidable foes in Mississippi
BILL CRAWFORD: Civil Discourse, Of All Things
BOBBY HARRISON: Even with Callais voting rights decision, eliminating Rep. Bennie Thompson’s district could be difficult
RUSS LATINO: U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
SID SALTER: Reeves’ Decision to Preemptively Call a Special Session for Redistricting Shrewd
BILL CRAWFORD: Vital Local Journalism at Risk
BOBBY HARRISON: Reeves wins veto fight thanks to Senate Democrats’ anger with Lt. Gov. Hosemann
ROGER WICKER: Mississippi powered Artemis II
State News
WLOX: Hancock Middle School students recognized in Congress for preventing bus crash
CL: Meta quietly enters the Mississippi data center economy
CL: From Borat to ‘Balls Up’ movie, Sacha Baron Cohen brings MS into the joke
CL: Confederate Memorial Day a Mississippi holiday. Some want to drop it
SH: Pascagoula suspect killed, was attempting to cause an explosion, officials say
GC: Greenwood Leflore Hospital Files For Bankruptcy As It Works Out Deal With UMMC
GC: Greenwood Hospital Could Close In June
CL: Is another Amazon data center coming to Madison County?
ST: NASA’s first manned moon mission in over 50 years wouldn’t be possible without Mississippi
WLOX: Jackson County deputy shot, killed during disturbance call
Politics and Government
CL: How is Mississippi government using artificial intelligence?
SH: Secret’s out: Here’s why city worker charged Biloxi public advocate with a crime
WLBT: Motion filed to vacate order redrawing Mississippi Supreme Court lines following Callais decision
ST: Bolden: The dots don’t connect in Mississippi GOP talking points
MPB: The Sit Down with Russ Latino / Mike Hurst & Cheikh Taylor
HILL: Mississippi Democrat on potential redistricting after VRA ruling: ‘We have a fight ahead of us’
CL: Redistricting battle ignites as MS Democrats warn of 1960s-style backslide
WLOX: Immigration attorney, lawmakers weigh in after Hancock High brothers detained by ICE
CL: US Supreme Court triggers Mississippi redistricting special session
WAPT: Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act sparks backlash, could impact Mississippi maps
Blog
JJ: Murder Suspect or Man in the Iron Mask?
MT: How are Republican lawmakers aiding immigrants in deportation crackdown?
JJ: Jackson Firefighters Know How To Par-Tay!
MT: Attorney Whitney Lipscomb is preparing to run for secretary of state
MAG: Thompson says SCOTUS Callais ruling “equivalent to a second Civil War”
MT: Court must consider whether Rankin County deputies were to blame in man’s death, appeals court says
JJ: Dean Kirby to Retire, Yancey Steps up to the Plate
JJ: Idiot of the Day: Rankin County Redneck Edition
MT: Mississippi House to debate redistricting in Old Capitol where Jim Crow, secession were passed
MAG: Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints