Mashed Potato Bandit Terrorizes Mississippi Neighborhood
A neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi is being plagued with mysterious bowls of mashed potatoes left on their cars,…
Ashley Judd On Georgia's Abortion Ban: 'I Would've Had to Co-Parent With My Rapist'
Ashley Judd recently spoke candidly about her own abortion and the importance of protecting the right to safe and legal…
Cindy Hyde-Smith Is Not 'Racially Charged'
The Mississippi Senate run off election between Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy has been racist from…
Judge Rules Mississippi Law Banning Abortions After 15 Weeks Is 'Unequivocally' Unconstitutional
This news comes as a great relief: On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked a Mississippi abortion law…
Cool Joke, Cindy
While on a campaign stop on November 3, Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith “joked” with a group of students that…
Mississippi Senator Running Against Black Man Jokes About Attending Public Hanging
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is headed for a run-off election against Mike Espy, a Democratic challenger who,…
Mississippi Just Passed the Nation's Most Restrictive Abortion Law
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country on Monday. House Bill…
Mississippi Is One Step Away From Banning Abortion After 15 Weeks
Mississippi, a state with just one remaining abortion provider, has moved one step closer to effectively banning the…
Mississippi Town Rejects Request to Host Pride Parade
Here’s more proof that your local elections, even in a town of 25,500, can make a difference: On February 20, the Board…
Mistrial Declared in Case Of Mississippi Teen Burned Alive
Jurors were unable to come to an agreement on the fate of a Mississippi man accused of burning a teenager to death in…
8 Killed in Mississippi Shooting Rampage, Including Deputy Sheriff
Eight people—including a deputy sheriff—were killed in Mississippi on Saturday night after a family dispute allegedly…
Man Who Killed Mercedes Williamson Sentenced for Transphobic Hate Crime
In May 2015, Joshua Vallum brutally murdered his ex-girlfriend, Mercedes Williamson, for fear of others learning that…
Mississippi Pol Very Offended By the Women's March, Especially the Gross Part About Birth Control
Mississippi State Senator Chris McDaniel, a tea party Republican, has many beliefs. He believed, in 2014, that his…
Emmett Till Memorial in Mississippi Found Riddled With Bullet Holes
A sign marking the site where Emmett Till’s mutilated body was dredged from the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi more…
Planned Parenthood Wins Suit Against Mississippi Law That Blocked Medicaid Funding to Providers That Offered Abortions
A judge in Mississippi has blocked a law that previously banned Medicaid from spending money with healthcare providers…
An Interview With Kelly Jacobs, Mississippi Delegate and Queen of Political Fashion
PHILADELPHIA—On Thursday morning, I wrote about Jezebel’s hunt for a woman seen wearing the sickest dress at the…
Judge Blocks Abortion Restrictions in Florida Hours Before Implementation
Days after the historic Supreme Court ruling that struck down Texas’s unconstitutional abortion laws, federal judges hal…
Supreme Court Rejects Two Bids on Abortion Restrictions, Signaling End of 'Admitting Privileges' Laws
A day after the Supreme Court preserved abortion rights by declaring Texas’s HB2 unconstitutional, justices rejected two…
Court: Mississippi Clerks Can't Use Religion to Deny Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples
A federal judge has ruled against a Mississippi law that would have allowed court clerks to cite their religious…
A City in Mississippi Is Finally (Maybe) Integrating Its Schools 62 Years After Brown v. BOE
A federal court has ruled that administrators in Cleveland, Mississippi have three weeks to execute a timeline to…