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Opinion: HB 1523 violates basic human rights

Thanks to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Mississippi is once again vying for the title of “most regressive state in the country.” Last...

To Mississippi legislators: aim for long-term solutions

On June 5, you, the Mississippi state legislators, will leave the comfort of your communities and enter into our state capital’s hall in order to reconvene...

Opinion: Highlighting a rising star in Mississippi’s legislature

It was spring of my junior year of high school, and I was sitting on the stage of an auditorium at Mississippi State University for the annual Boys State...

Mississippi lottery: In it to win it?

Don’t line up for your lottery ticket just yet, but for the first time in living state history, a bill has been set forth presenting the possibility...

Incompetence leads to bill’s failure

On April 3 the Mississippi Legislature failed to pass a law banning texting while driving. Mississippi, which has historically been slow to pass measures...

‘Turn away the gays’ bill

Tuesday, the Mississippi Legislature approved a conference report on Senate Bill 2681, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, sending it to Gov. Phil Bryant....

Do judicial elections make sense?

A few weeks ago, I filled out my absentee ballot at the Madison County Courthouse. On the ballot was a race for Mississippi Supreme Court justice. In the weeks since then, I have noticed quite a bit of campaigning for that race. The more that I think about this race, the more it concerns me. For starters, the incumbent, Bill Waller Jr., is the chief justice of Mississippi....

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