When Tammika Thompson first heard about the fire at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation on May 15, she felt a surge of energy in her body as she recognized why the name was so familiar. Her father’s family traces its roots to […]
Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation burns, prompting a reckoning Read More »
Tyler Hansford, superintendent of schools in rural Union, Mississippi, voted for Donald Trump three times. But Hansford, 36, who leads a district of just under 1,000 students, disagrees with the president on one big issue: using public money to send
Trump is pushing ‘school choice,’ but some Republicans aren’t on board Read More »
JACKSON, Miss. — For out-of-state developers hoping to bring a win to Mississippi’s capital, their pitch was flat. The city had long been searching for someone to develop part of downtown Jackson, and when two men showed up expressing their
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JACKSON, Miss. — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday that “he will continue to handle the business of the city” after he pleaded not guilty to charges related to allegations of a bribery scheme that have also led to
Jackson mayor and other local Mississippi officials accused of bribery Read More »
RALEIGH, N.C. — On a Wednesday in late October, canvassers wearing hot-pink T-shirts with messages like “abortion rights voter” and “abortion is on the ballot” fanned out across neighborhoods in Wake County and knocked on door after door. Each had
In states without abortion on the ballot, the issue still drives votes Read More »
