Democratic incumbent Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs and her Republican challenger, Judge Jefferson Griffin. (Courtesy photos) At the request of GOP Judge Jefferson Griffin, Republicans on the state Supreme Court…
On Dec. 21, 2023, Gov. Janet Mills took a tour of the damage caused by the flooding of the Kennebec River in Skowhegan after a devastating wind and rain storm.…
Billionaire Tommy Duff, as he considers a run for Mississippi governor in 2027, has formed a political action committee to help elect Republicans to city and legislative offices this year,…
An oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. (Getty Images) An energy industry researcher says, despite both praise and criticism of President Joe Biden’s executive order banning offshore drilling…
Even a bitterly cold Monday, Jan. 6, did not stop a steady stream of visitors to Carter Presidential Center, where former President Jimmy Carter lies in repose ahead of his…
Sherri White-Williamson of Clinton, in Sampson County, co-founded EJCAN, which advocates for environmental justice in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color where pollution sources are clustered. (Photo: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate…
Mississippi Today is proud to announce the expansion of its politics team, dedicated to providing readers with in-depth reporting on the 2025 legislative session and key political issues shaping our…
Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalyn. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images) This is a split screen moment in America. On one side of the screen, a former president is being…
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – After more than two weeks off from the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the jury returned to the courtroom Monday…
Gov.-elect Patrick Morrisey will be inaugurated at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 on the Capitol steps in Charleston, W.Va. (Perry Bennett | West Virginia Legislative Photography) A concert commemorating…