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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves addresses supporters at a rally at Stribling Equipment in Richland, Miss., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Reeves is seeking reelection to a second term. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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No sign of Mississippi governor fulfilling pledge on campaign funds tied to welfare case
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,05/30/23-4:26PM , 519 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Financial documents show no sign that Mississippi Gov.
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11-year-old boy says he thought he would die after Mississippi police officer shot him
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,05/30/23-11:12AM , 457 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An 11-year-old Mississippi boy who called police to help his family and then was shot by an officer said the bullet that pierced his lung felt “like a big punch to the chest."
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FILE -Bob Hickingbottom speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, when he was a constitution party candidate for Mississippi governor. A judge ruled Friday, May 26, 2023, that the Mississippi Democratic Party had improperly excluded Hickingbottom from running for governor as a Democrat in 2023. If the state Supreme Court agrees with that ruling, Democrats would have an August primary with Hickingbottom and Brandon Presley seeking the party nomination for governor. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi Democrats improperly excluded candidate for governor, judge says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,05/26/23-6:58PM , 791 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could have a Democratic primary for governor in August because a judge ruled Friday that the party improperly excluded a candidate from the ballot.
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Attorney: Fire officer who shot boy
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,05/26/23-2:00AM , 1428 Reads
JACKSON — A Mississippi police officer who shot and wounded an unarmed 11-year-old Black boy in the child’s home should be fired, an attorney for the child’s mother said Thursday.
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