Politics

Mississippi Cong. Bennie Thompson is leading the charge to remove Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol.

The Mississippi Economic Council says the poll was conducted June 16-18.

Robin Robinson defeated Michael Walker by a 65% to 33% margin.

Mayor Johnny Magee signed an executive order Tuesday.

Other groups also made public or reaffirmed their stance that the state flag should be changed.

Scott Bancroft and Dwayne Davis were out campaigning hard Tuesday.

The Legislative Black Caucus says the state flag does not unify Mississippi.

Ward 2 residents will go to the polls tomorrow to vote for a new city councilman.

Mississippi House Democrats have also said they would not support the two flag alternative and are prepared to vote against it.

Laurin Stennis announced on social media that she was stepping away from the push for the “Stennis Flag”, because her late grandfather was at one time a segregationist.

Ole Miss is moving forward with plans to relocate a Confederate monument to University Cemetery.

President Donald Trump speaks one-on-one with Gray's DC Bureau

Senate Republicans proposed police procedures and accountability including an enhanced use-of-force database and restrictions on choke holds.

A poll by Chism Strategies indicates a generational divide in opinions about the state flag.

Gulfport city leaders decided to take down the state flag in a 7 to 0 vote Tuesday.

The bridge is named after a Confederate general but has historical significance for the civil rights movement.

The U.S. has been infected with more than two-million reported cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. Kyle Midura asked Michelle McMurry-Heath, head of the largest trade group representing pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions about reaching that alarming milestone.

Gray Television Washington Bureau Chief Jacqueline Policastro spoke to Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel one-on-one Friday morning and asked why the GOP chose Jacksonville.

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the announcement Thursday night.

Calls for change to the Mississippi state flag are not new but despite its history, efforts to change it in the past have failed.

The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus held a Thursday news conference to highlight its attempts to pass legislation that it says would have helped stop police brutality.

The challengers argued that King's loss of clout, even more than the continuous string of provocative and racially-charged statements over his career, was reason enough for turning on him.

The League of Women Voters of Alabama has filed a lawsuit related to the upcoming U.S. Senate primary runoff election in Alabama.

Election day is less than six months away and Mississippi is working through its COVID-19 contingency plan.

The Alabama Legislature has accepted Gov. Kay Ivey’s executive amendment that broadly details how federal coronavirus relief funds should be used.

We're all feeling the impact of rising prices at the grocery store. When will it end? Gray Television Washington Bureau Chief Jacqueline Policastro gets answers from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in an exclusive interview.

The Mississippi Legislature will be back in session Thursday to find a way to give relief to small businesses. That's also what Gov. Tate Reeves has been saying is a priority of spending for the CARES Act money.

The coronavirus pandemic is prompting the Mississippi attorney general and the state public defender to seek a temporary change in rules governing the criminal justice system.

The Mississippi Republican State Convention has postponed county conventions and precinct caucuses.

The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld six convictions against former House speaker Mike Hubbard but reversed five others.