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Mississippi House speaker invokes Trump in push for school choice. How involved might the president get?
Mississippi House Speaker Jason White is trying to win votes for school choice legislation by promoting supportive words from the Trump administration.
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7mFederal scholarship for private school and homeschooling opening to most kids in at least 30 states
Mississippi is one of 30 states that have opened in to the Federal Scholarships Tax Credit, the first national school choice scholarship program.
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4mRep. Mike Ezell campaign fires back at campaign finance complaint from challenger
The Ezell campaign filed a complaint with the FEC against Boyanton and accused him of making a false complaint about Republican Ezell.
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3mSen. Cory Booker to campaign for Scott Colom in Mississippi Senate race
This will be the third time that Booker has visited Mississippi to try to oust Republican Sen. Hyde-Smith and flip her seat to Democratic.
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3mMonday, Oct. 5, is deadline for voter registration for Nov. 3 midterm elections
The deadline for Mississippians to register to vote in the 2026 midterm elections is Monday, Oct. 5. All mail-in applications must be postmarked by then, or people can register in circuit clerks' offices.
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4mJudge finds probable cause in Tasia Fortune case
A judge ruled probable cause exists to send to the grand jury the case of Jarques Ratliff for the murder of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune whose body was found hanging in West Jackson on Aug. 3