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‘We’re going backwards.’ Mississippians share experiences of voter suppression, dread of redistricting battle
By Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today
Thu,05/21/26-5:56PM , 153 Reads 2,907 Statewide
This article is the first in a series on Mississippians sharing their thoughts on the new gerrymandering push embroiling Mississippi, the South and the nation.

Inside a tin-roofed shed on a grassy stretch along Dentville Road in Hazlehurst, Michael Watts’ grandmother did something she had never done before – she voted.
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Rep. Cheikh Taylor, chair of the Mississippi Democratic Party, gives remarks on Gov. Reeves' cancellation of the special session and ongoing Republican redistricting efforts during a press conference at the Mississippi Democratic Party headquarters in Jackson, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi Democrats fear big losses in Legislature from redistricting, vow to organize
By Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today
Thu,05/21/26-5:38PM , 105 Reads 2,102 Statewide
One estimate shows Democrats could lose as many as 24 seats in the Mississippi Legislature from GOP-led gerrymandering, the state party chairman said Tuesday.
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Ole Miss announces college gambling center as concerns rise over addiction, athletes
By Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today
Thu,03/26/26-4:22PM , 660 Reads 51,794 Statewide
Researchers say the center will be the first of its kind in the nation.

The University of Mississippi on Monday announced the upcoming launch of its new Center on Collegiate Gambling, which researchers describe as the “first of its kind in the nation” amid rising national concern about betting on collegiate sports.
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As prison costs increase, lawmaker wants new conditions on the spending
By Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today
Mon,03/16/26-11:28AM , 318 Reads 7,224 Statewide
Mississippi is on track to increase spending on prisons for the coming fiscal year, a spike attributed to its medical care contract and rising payments to private prisons, according to a top budget writer for corrections in the state Legislature.
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