ACLU lawsuit claims a Mississippi county's districts discriminate against Black voters
A lawsuit filed by the ACLU alleges DeSoto's current district map violates Black voters' rights. Here's what we know.
New Lawsuit Alleges Mississippi County Discriminates Against Black Voters
A new lawsuit alleges that Black voters are being discriminated against by voting maps in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
Goon Squad Violence Leads to Federal Investigation of Mississippi Sheriff’s Office
The Justice Department will determine if allegations of widespread violence and improper searches amount to a pattern of ...
How the Fastest-Growing County in Wisconsin Is Scrambling the Presidential Race
Madison, Wis., and its blossoming suburbs are drawing newcomers for tech and health care jobs. With a swing state in the ...
Tennessee Lookout11d
As Delta towns lose population, unique culture and history disappear with them
Increased river flooding and decreased economic opportunity have led to population loss in the Arkansas Delta, including in ...
The Reflector2d
Mississippi population sees increase for the first time since 2017
Mississippi’s population increased for the first time since 2017, according to data collected by the Census Bureau’s ...
Northside Sun2d
Latino & Corder: ACLU sues DeSoto County over alleged Voting Rights Act violations, it’s complicated
The lawsuit seeks the creation of one Black-majority supervisor districts out of five in DeSoto County. But pundits ...
Absentee voting applications now available for Mississippi voters
Mississippi residents who can’t make it to vote in person in November can now apply for absentee ballots. According to a ...
A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood since 1910. The figure was wrapped in tarps the past four ...
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Cellphone Location Privacy Win in Mississippi, for Now
Federal judges nix broad warrants for digital locations; another federal judge will decide if Mississippi’s Supreme Court election districts are fair to Black voters.
National Voter Registration Month arrives at fortuitous time
National Voter Registration Month has arrived in the U.S., just as the mother of all voter registration efforts — the Civil ...
The Florida panther. No, not the hockey team, the state's biggest cat. Can it survive?
They've gone from $5 a scalp to the official state animal, yet Florida panthers remain at the mercy of people and development ...