Tag: Mississippi

"President Trump's statements and policies regarding the protection and enforcement of civil rights have been abysmal, and his attendance is an affront to the veterans of the civil rights movement," said Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO (pictured above). (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

NAACP: Trump should stay away from opening of Mississippi civil rights museums

Diana Stancy Correll · December 5, 2017 10:24 pm

Gregg Pitts, left, and Brooks Brunson read to their son, Thomas Brunson-Pitts, 6 months, before heading to work in the morning at their home in Washington. Married in 2013, Brooks Brunson and Gregg Pitts always knew they wanted to have a family together, and were delighted when they were able to start the adoption process for their son. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Fight over religious liberty vs. LGBT rights expands to adoption

Kimberly Leonard · November 28, 2017 5:01 am

International commerce is the foundation of our region's economy and essential to the long-term well-being of Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

America must not turn its back on trade

Caitlin Cain · November 15, 2017 5:01 am

John Lipscombe, a Travis County judge since 2011, was charged with driving while intoxicated after reportedly attempting to back his car into an already occupied parking spot at a hotel in North Austin on Saturday around 12:30 a.m.

Beltway Confidential

Bad judge resigns after he’s outed as a bad judge

Becket Adams · October 27, 2017 3:33 pm

The best way to guard against civilization becoming a mad, mad world is to listen to what each other are saying, not to retreat to spaces that only appear to be safe. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

Beltway Confidential

The N-word alone is no reason to ban ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ or any other book

Quin Hillyer · October 19, 2017 8:43 pm

If Cochran resigned after Nov. 6, the nonpartisan special would be held the same day as the 2018 midterm. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

If Thad Cochran resigns, another headache for the Republicans

David M. Drucker · October 19, 2017 4:01 am

"Jefferson Davis, although infamous in his own right, would probably not be too happy about a diverse school promoting the education of the very individuals he fought to keep enslaved being named after him," Janelle Jefferson, the school's PTA president, said. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Jefferson Davis school to be renamed after Obama

Caitlin Yilek · October 18, 2017 3:06 pm

Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been absent from the Senate since the middle of last month. He returned to Washington just as the Senate prepares to vote on the 2018 budget resolution. (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg)

Thad Cochran returns to the Senate after health issues

Melissa Quinn · October 17, 2017 8:24 pm

Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" has been revered as a poignant examination of race relations in our country and yes, it is uncomfortable. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

Beltway Confidential

To ban books (such as ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’) is to turn away from history

Pooja Bachani · October 17, 2017 7:42 pm

Cochran's doctors advised him to remain in his home state of Mississippi while he recovers. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Health issues delay Thad Cochran’s return to the Senate

Melissa Quinn · October 16, 2017 3:59 pm

This summer, workers at a Nissan plant in Mississippi voted against UAW representation by a nearly 2-to-1 ratio. Millions of dollars were spent courting workers who clearly want no relationship with them. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The UAW is helping itself at US workers’ expense

Terry Bowman · October 16, 2017 4:01 am

The advocates' request to the high court came soon after the Mississippi law went into effect Tuesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

LGBT advocates ask Supreme Court to strike Mississippi law that lets people refuse service to gay couples

Ryan Lovelace · October 10, 2017 6:49 pm