Associated PressJune 13, 2020
10min987
Protesters want the state flag redesigned.
Tag: Mississippi
Associated PressJune 13, 2020
Scott PowersMarch 31, 2020
10min1059
Florida could fill more than 10,000 hospital beds with COVID-19 patients by April 17.
Associated PressMarch 30, 2020
14min301
Republican leaders, including Ron DeSantis, have shown reticence about shutdowns.
Associated PressMarch 11, 2020
13min280
He won Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan and Washington. Bernie Sanders won two states.
Associated PressMarch 1, 2020
8min190
Sanders thinks he can get to the convention in first place.
Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2018
6min676
Florida is falling behind on criminal justice reform. While a majority of states – including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas – have adopted comprehensive criminal justice reforms over the last several years with bipartisan support, Florida has done little to evaluate its existing policies and create a more effective system. Other states are reducing […]
Associated PressFebruary 1, 2017
6min278
A man who President Donald Trump has promoted as an authority on voter fraud was registered to vote in multiple states during the 2016 presidential election, the Associated Press has learned. Gregg Phillips, whose unsubstantiated claim that the election was marred by 3 million illegal votes was tweeted by the president, was listed on the […]
Peter SchorschNovember 14, 2016
3min187
In an attempt to bring tourists and young people back to aging downtown districts, many cities have legalized outdoor drinking — and it has been somewhat successful in revitalizing those areas, according to an article from The Pew Charitable Trusts. In 2016, cities in Mississippi and Ohio legalized “outdoor refreshment areas,” zones where patrons can […]
Associated PressJune 12, 2016
22min286
Pastor Richie Clendenen stepped away from the pulpit, microphone in hand. He walked the aisles of the Christian Fellowship Church, his voice rising to describe the perils believers face in 21st-century America. “The Bible says in this life you will have troubles, you will have persecutions. And Jesus takes it a step further: You’ll be […]
Darryl PaulsonApril 27, 2016
8min456
Few things divide voters more than giving criminals the right to vote, even if they are former criminals. The issue will likely receive additional attention with the decision by Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe to use his executive power to extend voting rights to all 206,000 felons in his state. Even murderers, rapists and other […]