AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoElection Day: Mississippi voters turned out in unusually high numbers for the Senate, House and local races, with long lines and reports of machine outages and registration problems. Absentee ballots topped 116,000—more than double the 2022 midterm total. Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, Democrat Scott Colom and independent Ty Pinkins were on the Senate ballot; results were not yet available in the reports. Prison Health Care: A PEER review found gaps in VitalCore’s inmate-care staffing and reporting, despite improvements in some screenings and services. School Choice: Mississippi is set to join a federal scholarship tax-credit program in 2027, offering tax breaks for donations that can fund students’ education expenses. Critics warn the program could draw support away from public schools. Pollution Lawsuit: A federal judge allowed a NAACP lawsuit over xAI’s gas-fired power plant in Southaven to proceed, rejecting the company’s bid to dismiss claims that it operated without required permits. Senatobia Fire: An Alabama man was charged with setting fire to the city’s police headquarters, months after an officer fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
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