Perspective

• SID SALTER: Neglect of mentally ill not an election topic
• SLIM SMITH: Reeves is running against himself ­– and losing
• ROGER WICKER: House, Senate should strike on trade agreement now
• BILL CRAWFORD: PERS Tries to Stay Invisible Until After Elections
• EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS: Mississippi has options for new secretary of state
• BOBBY HARRISON: UM chancellor search dispute traces to 2015
• SHAD WHITE: State agencies must improve when it comes to cybersecurity
• SID SALTER: Fed Lawsuit Tightens Governor’s Race
• SLIM SMITH: State candidates are backed into a corner on taxes
• CL ED: IHL choice for new Ole Miss chancellor may be debatable, but its process is not

State News

• AP: Man accused of murder released mistakenly, turns self in
• SH: Hancock County takes ‘adamant opposition’ to Louisiana’s river diversion plans. Here’s why.
• KPRC: $3.5 million bet placed in Mississippi on Astros to win the World Series
• HA: Man guilty of all charges in plot to kidnap, assault Mississippi businessman
• CL: Mississippi’s credit rating ‘stable.’ Spending controlled. Economic growth slow
• AP: Hundreds Attend Job Fair Held by Mississippi Shipbuilder
• SH: Casinos have ‘serious concerns’ about state’s regulation since Gulfport attorney took the helm
• NYT: Mississippi Event Hall Refuses to Host Interracial Wedding, Then Apologizes
• CL: Elvis Presley and Al Capone hung out at this Mississippi hotel. Now, you can buy it.
• WTVA: Start-up boat manufacturer Avid Boats creating 75 jobs in Amory

Politics and Government

• AP: Hood: Reeves commercial filmed at private school is ‘phony’
• WLBT: Jim Hood criticizes Tate Reeves’ education ad
• DJ: Hosemann campaigns on infrastructure solutions, budget reforms
• DJ: Hood, Reeves spar over education, taxes in second gubernatorial debate
• CL: Some Mississippi state employees are getting pay raises through this secret process
• CL: Hood, Reeves clash on education, taxes and mental health in Columbus debate
• CL: Here’s how much money Tate Reeves spent winning the Republican primary for governor
• DJ: Hood, Reeves square off in fiery debate
• AP: Hood: Deal should bring Mississippi better internet service
• CL: 8 key races that could give Mississippi GOP a ‘super-duper majority’ in the House

Blog

• YALL: YP Daily Roundup 10/16/19
• MT: The next governor will appoint at least four IHL trustees. Where do Reeves and Hood stand?
• MT: Reeves ad touting teacher pay raises filmed at private school, features private school teachers
• MT: Ole Miss Foundation, College Board gridlocked over $500K of new Chancellor Glenn Boyce’s salary
• MT: State revenue up for first quarter of fiscal year, but still lagging many other states, study finds
• MT: Fact check: Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves’ claims about jobs and the Mississippi economy
• YALL: BIPEC Names Delbert Hosemann “Best for Business & Jobs”
• HR: Teacher activism is making Red State governor’s races competitive
• MG: Democrats could win three governor’s mansions in South
• YALL: YP Daily Roundup 10/7/19