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Colom said in his hometown of Columbus that if elected, he will push Congress to pass a measure that would give independent investigators “more teeth” to enforce ethics laws for congressional officials, require public officials to disclose more of their financial information, and establish an ethics office in the U.S. Senate.
The moratorium is the latest step in a months-long debate over the future of data centers in Mississippi’s capital city.
Mississippi’s weak, jumbled and conflicting campaign finance laws, along with limited enforcement and transparency, are a recipe for political corruption and the corrosive influence of secretive big-money special interests.
Despite the growing prevalence of gambling addiction and the longstanding power of the state’s casino industry, Mississippi is one of only nine states with no public funding specifically designated for problem gambling services.
The death of Nolan Wells has evoked a painful history in Mississippi, where deaths of Black people haven’t always been investigated with the same rigor as white victims.
Tras una oleada de detenciones en Oxford y sus alrededores durante las dos primeras semanas de junio, comunidades de inmigrantes se enfrentaron a una falta de información por parte de las autoridades mientras lidiaban con las emergencias y las afectaciones en las vidas, las familias y los negocios provocadas por los arrestos.
This is the second time in two years that the Jackson’s public transportation workers have gone on strike. Workers walked off the job for 14 days in September 2024.
Exposure to extreme heat can be harmful to pregnant women and the babies they are developing. The danger is acute in Mississippi, which typically has long, hot and muggy summers and a high rate of people who might not be able to afford air conditioning.
Marshall Ramsey’s editorial cartoon shows a man listening to phone choices: “If you are happy about the former mayor’s guilty plea, press one. If you think it was a set up, press two. If you just want Jackson to catch a damn break, please hold.”
These are photos of just some of the two dozen prison-made objects photographer Daniella Zalcman was able to track down using state prison industries catalogs and social media accounts.
