DeSoto County, a Republican stronghold, key to Scott Colom's midterm election performance

Secretary of state ignored demands to reinstate voters inactivated by unverified Experian data days before midterms: ‘Harm is falling on eligible voters’

A coalition of the nation’s leading civil rights groups warned Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson he needed to reinstate any voters inactivated by his office’s deployment of unverified credit bureau data by Election Day. He never responded.

Lawyers, advocates hover as Mississippi election officials count final Colom, Hyde-Smith votes

With all but one other U.S. Senate race across America already decided, the nation has fixed its attention on the Magnolia State nail-biter between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic Challenger Scott Colom.

Federal judge sets hearing to determine fate of Mississippi Olivia Y. foster care lawsuit

Lawyers for Mississippi’s foster care system and attorneys representing the children who’ve lived inside it will each have 40 minutes to argue early next year if  the state’s child welfare system still needs continued federal safety oversight.

In Mississippi, Black votes still count for less, advocates lament

It’s all the more important to pass the Mississippi Voting Rights Act to enshrine critical voting rights protections for Black voters into state law, advocates argue.

Mississippi GEAR UP programs help students navigate paths to college

Two Mississippi universities and Jackson Public Schools offer grant-funded programs to help students consider college as a viable option after high school.