Mississippi Politics MS

Redistricting hearing turns tense in US Rep. Bennie Thompson's backyard

Mississippi Today

Sep 2, 2026

CLEVELAND -- Most Mississippi residents who spoke on Tuesday at the first public hearing on redistricting in the Delta criticized what they saw as a Republican push for power at th…

Read the full story at Mississippi Today

Redistricting hearing turns tense in US Rep. Bennie Thompson's backyard

More from Mississippi Politics

Jason White's poll on vouchers ignores strong test results in Mississippi public schools

Mississippi AG Commissioner renews call for gasoline relief

Changing Congress won't change the Iran War

Governor praises local who 'heroically' helped end the mass shooting at an Oregon elementary school

Colom out-raises Hyde-Smith, but incumbent has more cash on hand

Mississippi has its own history book of 'Laughter and Forgetting,' professor writes

Massive Texas backlog of voter registrations that scrambled workers has been cleared, state says

Tindell to step down as public safety commissioner. Gov. Reeves appoints Capitol Police chief to succeed him