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Divided panel of federal judges refuses to rule on constitutionality of redrawn U.S. House map
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,05/24/22-11:32AM, 690 Reads 4,120 Statewide
A three-judge federal panel that has been overseeing the redistricting of Mississippi’s congressional seats since the early 2000s has declined to rule on whether the state’s four newly drawn U.S. House districts are constitutional.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph used a 2012 law to quietly award pay raises to himself and the state's judges earlier this year. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Chief Justice Randolph gave state judges a pay raise, then lawmakers gave them another
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,05/23/22-2:46PM, 622 Reads 4,098 Statewide
Mississippi lawmakers rubber-stamped a pay raise Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph gave to himself and other state judges last year and provided judges an additional pay raise during the completed 2022 session.
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The front of the State Capitol can be seen in Jackson, Miss., Monday, March 14, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

Harrison: Redistricting gives Republicans chance to increase legislative super majorities
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,05/23/22-11:34AM, 564 Reads 4,039 Statewide
Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison:

Republicans have a reasonable chance of increasing their much ballyhooed super majorities, at least in the Mississippi House, in the 2023 elections based on the redrawing of the legislative districts earlier this year.
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Wiggins again misused state campaign funds for congressional race, complaint alleges
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,05/18/22-4:24PM, 1,311 Reads 5,896 Statewide
Campaign finances have for months been at the center of the 4th District race. Rep. Steven Palazzo, the 10-year incumbent of the seat, is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee over allegations of campaign fund misspending and other issues.
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