Between primaries in August and the general election in November, there will be two contested races for Mississippi House of ...

A bill that would have allowed parents to more easily transfer their children to different public school districts failed in the Mississippi House of Representatives. House Speaker Jason White ...

In the legislative redistricting plan adopted in 2022, 15 of the 52 Senate districts and 42 of the 122 House districts are majority Black. Those are 29% of Senate districts and 34% of House districts.

During both sides’ arguments regarding House districts, judges on the panel pushed back on attorneys' positions on whether to adopt the Legislature’s plan and if the state’s goal not to ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Redrawing some Mississippi legislative districts in time for this November's election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots, state officials say in ...

Mississippi held state House and Senate elections in 2023. Redrawing some districts would create the need for special elections to fill seats for the rest of the four-year term.

Mississippi held state House and Senate elections in 2023. Redrawing some districts would create the need for special elections to fill seats for the rest of the four-year term.