Smith campaign raises near $20K
Mayor Robert Smith has raised almost $20,000 in his bid for a third term, and at least one of his contributors has direct connections with city government.
Oktibbeha increasing outside contributions in ’16
Six organizations will see a funding boost in the upcoming fiscal year as Oktibbeha County increases its outside contributions by $33,900 starting Oct. 1.
Starkville continues trimming Horse Park contribution
Starkville aldermen have continuously cut outside contributions to the Mississippi Horse Park this term and will do so again in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2015-2016 budget.
Our View: Actions matter in campaigns
It’s an election year, which means we are going to hear an awful lot of talk, but very little action. When candidates overstate their cases,
Local campaign contributions favored Sen. Cochran
Golden Triangle residents contributed almost $70,000 to this year’s hotly contested campaign between incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran and Chris McDaniel in the Republican primary and run-off for Senate.
Republicans like campaign money ruling, Democrats don’t
Republicans call the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on campaign donations a victory for free speech. Democrats say it’s more like a win for the wealthy.
State appeals political spending law ruling
JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that part of Mississippi’s campaign finance law creates an unconstitutional burden for people or groups that spend at least $200 to support or oppose a ballot initiative.
Pension results in Miss. mixed based on accounting
JACKSON — Mississippi’s public employee pension fund saw its financial position improve last year. Or it didn’t. It’s all in the accounting. And depending on
High court wary of campaign contribution limits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to free big individual donors to give more money to political candidates in the court’s first major