State senator’s ‘public hanging’ remark draws rebuke
A newly published video shows a white Republican U.S. senator in Mississippi praising someone by saying: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.”
Polls open today for mid-term elections
By the time the polls opened Tuesday morning, more than 2,300 people in Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties had already voted, leaving circuit clerks in both counties feeling optimistic about a good turnout.
2 Senate races headline Mississippi’s Tuesday ballot
Mississippi voters will cast ballots Tuesday on an unusual combination — two U.S. Senate races.
US Senate candidates speak to Mississippi business audience
A Republican appointed to the U.S. Senate said Thursday that she represents “Mississippi values” by supporting President Donald Trump.
Photo: McDaniel visits Columbus
George Green, left, shakes hands with Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel as he steps off his campaign bus at the Municipal Complex in Columbus Tuesday evening. McDaniel is one of four candidates in a nonpartisan race to replace longtime U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who is retiring.
Senator open to debate in potential Mississippi runoff
A Mississippi Republican appointed to the U.S. Senate says she would not mind debating a Democratic challenger if they get into a runoff for the special election.
GOP Sen. Hyde-Smith, Democrat Espy each top $1M in 3 months
A Republican appointed to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi and one of her Democratic challengers both report raising more than $1 million from July through September.
Analysis: Debates might aid voters, but candidates pass
If a debate in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race to fill out the unexpired term of the retired Thad Cochran had gone off as planned last Thursday at Millsaps College in Jackson, you might be reading more about the event in this space.
Senate majority leader says Senate ‘not broken’ after Kavanaugh fight
Picking up the pieces after a contentious nomination battle, the Senate’s majority leader said Sunday that the chamber won’t be irreparably damaged by the wrenching debate over sexual misconduct that has swirled around new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Challenger won’t debate unless Sen. Hyde-Smith does
A Democrat in a special U.S. Senate election in Mississippi said Friday that he won’t take part in campaign debates unless Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith also participates.
Senate candidate: Mississippi begs for ‘government scraps’
Responding to a question about black voters, a white U.S. Senate candidate in Mississippi said Friday that the state has been “begging for federal government scraps” for 100 years and is still “dead last.”
Commission puts two Senate races atop Mississippi ballot
JACKSON — Mississippi’s two U.S. Senate races will appear at the top of the November ballot. In their role as state election commissioners, Republican Gov.
BP money funds road projects in area
When the Mississippi Legislature this week approved funding for 128 projects throughout the state, $1.75 million came to projects in Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties.
Mississippi Senate approves bill dividing $700M in oil spill damages
Mississippi senators late Tuesday approved a bill to divide up $700 million in oil spill damages, setting aside more than $100 million overall for special projects.
Replacing McCain in the Senate is political balancing act
Sen. John McCain’s death in office has handed Arizona’s governor an empty Senate seat to give out — and a difficult political puzzle to solve before he does.
Mississippi runoffs: 1 could be polite, the other combative
The Republican and Democratic campaigns heading into the June 26 runoffs for Congress and Senate are likely to have sharply contrasting tones.
Wicker faces winner of Dem runoff in Mississippi Senate race
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi easily won a Republican primary Tuesday, months after being endorsed by President Donald Trump and the same day Trump tweeted that the legislator “has my total support!”
Actress Sela Ward’s husband plays on her fame in Senate race
The husband of TV and movie actress Sela Ward is making his first run for political office in her native Mississippi, competing in a six-person Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat held by a Republican in a deeply conservative state.
More women than ever run for Senate, but hurdles remain
Women running for office are due to hit another threshold with a record number of candidates for the U.S. Senate, but actually winning those seats and changing the face of the chamber are a different matter.
Senate backs effort to restore ‘net neutrality’ rules
Senate Democrats, joined by three Republicans, pushed through a measure Wednesday intended to revive Obama-era internet rules that ensured equal treatment for all web traffic, though opposition in the House and the White House seems insurmountable.