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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves speaks to his reelection platform before attendees of the Mississippi Press Association annual meeting in Flowood, Miss., Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi's Republican governor has 5 times more campaign cash than his Democratic rival
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,07/10/23-6:57PM , 663 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Gov.
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Attorney Cliff Johnson argues against the constitutionality of a Mississippi law that would authorize some judges who would be appointed in a state where most judges are elected, Thursday before the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson. (By The Associated Press)

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Justices hear arguments on appointing judges
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,07/07/23-2:00AM , 615 Reads
The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about a state law that has sparked a monthslong dispute over whether white state officials are stomping on local self-governance in the state’s majority-Black capital city, Jackson.
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Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justices Leslie D. King, left, and James W. Kitchens, listen as lawyers argue over the constitutionality of a Mississippi law that would authorize some judges who would be appointed in a state where most judges are elected, Thursday, July 6, 2023, before the state supreme court in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi justices hear arguments over appointed vs. elected judges in majority-Black capital
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,07/06/23-4:10PM , 457 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about a state law that has sparked a monthslong dispute over whether white state officials are stomping on local self-governance in the state's majority-Black capital city, Jackson.
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Miss. Supreme Court will hear case about judge appointments
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,07/06/23-2:00AM , 701 Reads
JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal Thursday as some Jackson residents try to revive one of the lawsuits challenging the appointment, rather than the election, of some judges in the capital city — and the top justice will not take part in the hearing.
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