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November 21, 2023
Democrats Held Off the GOP in Legislative Races This Year, Again Bucking Expectations
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November 8, 2023
Abortion Rights Power Democratic Wins in Kentucky and Virginia
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November 3, 2023
10 Local Elections This Month That Matter to Voting Rights
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October 27, 2023
After “Glimmer of a Moment,” Mississippi Once Again Shuts Out Aspiring Voters
Alex Burness
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October 3, 2023
The Five States Where Trifectas Are At Play in November
Daniel Nichanian
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September 14, 2023
Mississippi Organizers Navigate Difficult Voting Rights Terrain in Run Up to November
Ingrid Cruz
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August 14, 2023
In the South, Challenges to Democratic Prosecutors Headline November’s Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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August 2, 2023
Prisons Grow in Mississippi as State Officials Cut Parole
Victoria Law
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June 30, 2023
Mississippi DA, Exposed for Striking Black Jurors, Leaves His Office On His Own Terms
Parker Yesko
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February 10, 2023
Mississippi Power Grab Heightens Focus on State’s Punitive Court System
Daniel Nichanian
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December 14, 2022
What Off Year? Hundreds of Local Elections Will Define Criminal Justice Policy in 2023
Daniel Nichanian
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September 6, 2019
“We Won’t Have People Stacked on Top of One Another in Prisons, in Cages”
Daniel Nichanian
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August 29, 2019
In Mississippi, Candidates for Governor Split on Expanding Medicaid
Daniel Nichanian
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August 8, 2019
Two Candidates Run on Reform and Prevail in Mississippi DA Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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July 11, 2019
How Jody Owens Would Reform Mississippi’s “Truly Broken” Legal System
Daniel Nichanian
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March 27, 2019
What Are the Prospects for an Initiative on Rights Restoration in Mississippi?
Daniel Nichanian
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March 6, 2019
Mississippi Sets Up Its DA Elections, and Only Five Are Contested This Year
Daniel Nichanian
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March 6, 2019
Mississippi’s 2019 Elections for District Attorney: A Masterlist
Daniel Nichanian
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November 28, 2018
In the Wake of Amendment 4: Spotlight on Disenfranchisement in Mississippi
Daniel Nichanian
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July 29, 2023
Your Guide to the 15 Elections to Watch in August
Daniel Nichanian
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