Opinion: Enough is Enough
Back on Sept. 12, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted for the 42nd time to derail the Affordable Care Act. That's 42 more times than they have voted on raising the minimum wage,...
View ArticleDemocrats push for pay raise for state employees in Mississippi budget wrangling
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Democrats say they’ll keep trying to give all Mississippi government employees at least a $1,000 pay raise in the coming year, even after several attempts were blocked...
View ArticleRepublican takes control of Senate, strengthens grip on the House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate...
View ArticleObama spurns GOP with expansive immigration orders
By JULIE PACE WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurning furious Republicans, President Barack Obama unveiled expansive executive actions on immigration Thursday night to spare nearly 5 million people in the U.S....
View ArticleNewly re-elected Mississippi Democrat switches to GOP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republicans are closer to having a three-fifths majority of 74 votes in the Mississippi House because a newly re-elected Democrat is switching parties. House Republicans also said...
View ArticleWith GOP in charge, 1-party rule returns to Mississippi: analysis
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In the wake of another electoral debacle for Mississippi’s Democrats, it’s time to pull V.O. Key down off the bookshelf. Key was a political scientist who literally wrote the book...
View ArticleRepublicans primed for push to dismantle Obama’s policies
By RICHARD LARDNER WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in at noon Tuesday, setting off an aggressive campaign by Republicans who control the House and Senate to dismantle...
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