• State Democratic Party chairman says he's considering sending Trump a check for his help in revving up voters
    2026/10/13

    Democratic Party Chairman Cheikh Taylor says voters are fed up with high prices, corruption and turmoil emanating from Washington as Mississippi's midterm federal elections enter the home stretch. He says Trump appears to be aiding in Democratic GOTV efforts.

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    27 分
  • Colom says he's running the roads while Hyde-Smith runs ads in midterm homestretch
    2026/10/06

    Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom says Mississippi voters are fed up with high prices and D.C. corruption and "We've got to go in a new direction." He takes digs at Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's refusal to debate and lack of public town halls and forums.

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    25 分
  • Eller hopes third time's the charm in bid against Rep. Bennie Thompson
    2026/09/29

    Republican Ron Eller, a physician's assistant from Raymond, is making his third run for the 2nd District U.S. House seat in Mississippi. Eller, an Army veteran, explains how God spoke to him telling him to run via a congressional lapel pin he found in the parking lot of a Sam's Club and outlines his platform.

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    18 分
  • Hulum says Mississippi, country need leadership, unity in Washington
    2026/09/22
    State Rep. Jeffrey Hulum III, who's represented Harrison County in the state House since 2022, says his experience as a 22-year Army combat veteran, and years of helping feed the neediest Mississippians has taught him about leadership and how to bring communities together. Hulum is the Democratic nominee for the 4th District U.S. House seat in Mississippi, running against incumbent Republican Mike Ezell.
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    26 分
  • Chiaradio, challenging Guest for Congress, says economic frustration is uniting Mississippians
    2026/09/15

    Michael Chiaradio, an entrepreneur and owner of a small farm in Shubuta, is the Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 3rd District congressional seat, challenging incumbent Republican Michael Guest. Chiaradio, a first-time political candidate, said that as a constituent he was disappointed with Guest rubber stamping the Trump administration agenda, and that when he saw Guest as the only name on his ballot in 2024, he decided he would challenge him. "Who the heck is going to do it if not me,?" Chiaradio said.

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    28 分
  • 10 years and counting
    2026/09/08

    Mississippi Today welcomes back Adam Ganucheau to look back on the early days of the newsroom and the origins of The Other Side. Plus, Mary Margaret White joins editor-in-chief Emily Wagster Pettus to look ahead to 10-year anniversary celebrations and what audiences can expect in years to come.

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    58 分
  • Sean Tindell vows to put public safety first, go after corruption if elected AG
    2026/09/01

    Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell has been overseeing the state Highway Patrol, Bureaus of investigations and narcotics, Capitol Police, drivers services, forensic lab and medical examiners, and many other law-enforcement divisions. Before that he was a state Court of Appeals Judge, state senator and a prosecutor on the Coast. He said his experience has prepared him to serve as the next state attorney general.

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    31 分
  • Why is Democrat Cliff Johnson challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Trent Kelly?
    2026/08/25
    Democratic nominee for Mississippi's U.S. House District 1 outlines why he is running against incumbent Republican Rep. Trent Kelly. Johnson, a longtime attorney, is director of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi where he pushed to shut down the state's anachronistic debtor's prisons. Johnson said his focus if elected to Congress would be on affordability, access to affordable healthcare, fighting political corruption and protecting people's rights such as voting rights.
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    40 分