Voting rights experts say Mississippi’s restrictions are among the harshest because the state bans voting by first-time ...

There were several top performers across the state in boys high school sports, but only one can be voted athlete of the week ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to Mississippi's lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of ...

The state House of Representatives is slated to consider giving the public the right to seek ballot initiatives except on abortion and other issues.

The Supreme Court has left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of ...

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not consider whether a Mississippi law banning people convicted of certain felonies ...

Several races for mayor, council and board of alderman in South Mississippi cities have more than one candidate in the ...

The class action suit was brought in 2018 by six Mississippi men - including white and Black plaintiffs - who lost the right to vote even though they have completed their sentences for various ...

The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled t ...

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to give parents paid parental leave. Similar legislation ...

The Senate Elections Committee is likely to consider more than a few election-related bills by a Feb. 4 deadline.

Secretary of State Michael Watson (R-Miss.) reminded Mississippians of upcoming election dates and deadlines. Qualifying ...