The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday he's yet to decide whether he will sign a bill to legalize medical marijuana for people with debilitating medical conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease.

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue:

A Black woman — any Black woman — nominated to fill Stephen Breyer’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court will be “someone who is the beneficiary” of an affirmative action “quota,” according to Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker.

A single lightning bolt that stretched nearly 500 miles — crossing three U.S. states — has been certified as the world’s longest lightning strike.

If you are Black or Hispanic in a state that already limits access to abortions, you are far more likely than a white woman to have one

The enormous bolt occurred in the southern US in April 2020 and extended 477.2 miles through Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, beating the former record by almost 40 miles

The huge reptile, believed to be 80 years old, was shot by a Mississippi hunter after posing a threat to locals

Bolt of lightning stretching for 768km across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in 2020 is new world record holder: WMO.

Record-breaking event went across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi

The Mississippi Supreme Court is ordering a trial court judge to determine if a Mississippi death row inmate truly wants to request an execution date and if the inmate is mentally competent to waive his appeals in the case

Mullen Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:MULN) has entered into an alliance with Comau, an Italian systems integrator, to build a vehicle body shop at its Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Center (AMEC) in Tunica, Mississippi.  The parties will develop a body shop for the new and upcoming Mullen FIVE EV Crossover. The Mullen FIVE is…