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Mississippi Legislature approves 21 suffrage bills in 2024 session

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House plans to reintroduce suffrage bill in 2025

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While about 50,000 state residents with past felony convictions will have to wait another year to potentially regain their voting rights, state lawmakers passed 21 individual suffrage bills this past legislative session.

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That represents roughly half of the individual requests made between 2021 and 2023 by people who were previously convicted of felonies seeking to regain their voting rights.

In Mississippi, people who commit certain disenfranchising felonies lose the right to vote, and the only recourse for them to have those rights restored is to request a lawmaker to file a bill. That bill may or may not be brought up in a committee, taken up on the House or Senate floor and then advance through the other chamber. If it makes it that far, it then goes on to the governor who may sign the bill, let it pass without his signature or veto it.

House Judiciary B Chairman Kevin Horan, R-Grenada, told the Clarion Ledger the bills his committee moved forward to the floor were from residents who had committed nonviolent felonies and whose sentences had been fully completed, including jail time, fines and other requirements.

The Senate Judiciary Division B Committee, led by Sen. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, took the same policy when considering several bills this year.

Horan said a time comes when individuals who have paid their debt to society start contributing to society by paying taxes and making other contributions.

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“There’s no reason those individuals shouldn’t have the right to vote,” Horan said.

The move to restore as many people’s voting rights as possible this year may or may not have come about after House Bill 1609 died in the Senate last month. That bill would have restored the right to vote to all Mississippians who were previously convicted of certain nonviolent felonies.

However, before making its way to the Senate, the House passed HB 1609 99-9, garnering wide bipartisan support, including that of first-year House Speaker Jason White, R-West.

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That bill did not sway Sen. Angela Hill, R-Picayune, who chose not to bring the bill up in the Constitution Committee by the legislative deadline to do so. When asked why she let the deadline pass, Hill said the state’s constitution speaks for itself.

Read about suffrage bill dying Voting bill, which would have helped non-violent felons, dies in MS Senate

Disenfranchisement was adopted by the Mississippi Legislature in 1890 with the purpose of stripping voting rights from Black voters by listing crimes lawmakers thought Black people were likely to commit such as murder, timber larceny, possession of stolen property and murder, James K. Vardaman, who served as both governor and U.S. senator at the time, declared.

House Constitution Committee Chairman Price Wallace, R-Mendenhall, said he was disappointed in Hill for failing to pass HB 1609 out of her committee and that he plans to continue working on the legislation throughout the summer and to bring it up during the 2025 legislative session.

“We’re going to get together after session in the summer or early fall, sit down and see if we can draft something that hopefully can please everyone,” Wallace told the Clarion Ledger in April. “I felt that the bill we had was good.”

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More on suffrage bills Mississippi lawmakers hope to return 32 peoples’ voting rights

Republican Gov. Tate Reeves as of Wednesday afternoon had not yet signed any approved individual suffrage requests from any state residents.

Grant McLaughlin covers state government for the Clarion Ledger. He can be reached at gmclaughlin@gannett.com or 972-571-2335.



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Tennessee’s all-time football results versus Mississippi State

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No. 15 Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) will play for its first Southeastern Conference win in 2025 during Week 5. Mississippi State (4-0) will host the Vols on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

Kickoff is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest.

Saturday will mark the 38th game between the Vols and Bulldogs all time, dating to 1907.

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Tennessee leads the football series versus Mississippi State, 30-16-1. The Vols have won the last two meetings, including a, 33-14, victory last season at Neyland Stadium.

Below are all-time football results between the Vols and Bulldogs.

Tennessee’s all-time football results versus Mississippi State

1907: Tennessee 11, Mississippi State 4

1910: Mississippi State 48, Tennessee 0

1915: Mississippi State 10, Tennessee 0

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1919: Mississippi State 6, Tennessee 0

1920: Mississippi State 13 Tennessee 7

1921: Tennessee 14, Mississippi State 7

1922: Tennessee 31, Mississippi State 3

1923: Tennessee 7, Mississippi State 3

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1924: Mississippi State 7, Tennessee 2

1925: Tennessee 14, Mississippi State 9

1926: Tennessee 33, Mississippi State 0

1932: Tennessee 31, Mississippi State 0

1933: Tennessee 20, Mississippi State 0

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1934: Tennessee 14, Mississippi State 0

1948: Mississippi State 21, Tennessee 6

1949: Tennessee 10, Mississippi State 0

1950: Mississippi State 7, Tennessee 0

1951: Tennessee 14, Mississippi State 0

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1952: Tennessee 14, Tennessee 7

1953: Mississippi State 26, Tennessee 0

1954: Tennessee 19, Mississippi State 7

1955: Mississippi State 13, Tennessee 7

1957: Tennessee 14, Mississippi State 9

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1958: Tennessee 13, Mississippi State 8

1959: Tennessee 22, Mississippi State 6

1960: Tennessee 0, Mississippi State 0

1961: Tennessee 17, Mississippi State 3

1962: Mississippi State 7, Tennessee 6

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1963: Mississippi State 7, Tennessee 0

1964: Tennessee 14, Mississippi 13

1971: Tennessee 10, Mississippi State 7

1978: Mississippi State 34, Tennessee 21

1979: Mississippi State 28, Tennessee 9

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1986: Mississippi State 27, Tennessee 23

1987: Tennessee 38, Mississippi State 10

1990: Tennessee 40, Mississippi State 7

1991: Tennessee 26, Mississippi State 24

1994: Mississippi State 24, Tennessee 21

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1995: Tennessee 52, Mississippi State 14

1998: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14 — SEC championship game

2002: Tennessee 35, Mississippi State 17

2003: Tennessee 59, Mississippi State 21

2007: Tennessee 33, Mississippi State 21

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2008: Tennessee 34, Mississippi State 3

2012: Mississippi State 41, Tennessee 31

2019: Tennessee 20, Mississippi State 10

2024: Tennessee 33, Tennessee 14

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Mississippi State football doesn’t miss Mario Craver, other overreactions to Alcorn State win

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Mississippi State football doesn’t miss Mario Craver, other overreactions to Alcorn State win


STARKVILLE — It’s difficult to determine what Mississippi State football’s lopsided 63-0 win against Alcorn State in Week 3 means for the outlook of the season, but there was certainly no indication of a potential upset.

The Bulldogs (3-0) scored touchdowns on four straight drives to begin the game and led by 42 points before halftime. The third and fourth quarters at Davis Wade Stadium were reduced from 15 to 10 minutes because of the score. MSU and second-year coach Jeff Lebby are 3-0 for the first time since 2018.

Here are four overreactions to MSU’s win before it hosts Northern Illinois (1-1) on Sept. 20 (3:15 p.m., SEC Network).

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Mississippi State fans will storm the field after another upset win

Mississippi State has qualities of a team than can pull off another upset like it did to then-No. 10 Arizona State in Week 2. When the offense, defense and special teams are playing soundly, MSU is miles better than last season.

The offense, led by quarterback Blake Shapen, can score in bunches and do so quickly. The defense can string together multiple stops in a row and is forcing two turnovers per game. Kyle Ferrie has yet to miss a field goal, while Anthony Evans III is second in the SEC with 128 punt return yards.

Mississippi State’s four SEC home games are all against ranked opponents — Tennessee, Texas, Georgia and Ole Miss — so don’t be surprised if fans storm the field again in one of those games.

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Kamario Taylor is a future Heisman Trophy contender

There have been glimpses of freshman quarterback Kamario Taylor and you can already tell why everyone is so excited about the four-star signee from Noxubee County.

He scored his first career touchdown in the second quarter against Alcorn State, a 42-yard on-the-money throw to Brenen Thompson. Taylor also had a great rush when he read the edge defender, tucked the ball and ran for 19 yards.

Taylor will have to wait for next season to compete for the starting job, but he has the makings to be a special player.

Mississippi State is fine without Mario Craver, Kevin Coleman Jr.

Mario Craver leads college football with 443 receiving yards for Texas A&M. Kevin Coleman Jr. of Missouri is tied for fifth nationally with 24 receptions. Both transferred after last season ended, but Mississippi State is doing just fine without them.

Evans and Thompson have been a terrific duo at wide receiver. Evans, a Georgia transfer, has filled Coleman’s role at MSU as a shorter-yard target with 17 receptions for 210 yards and two touchdowns. Thompson, an Oklahoma transfer, has played Craver’s role as a downfield burner with 15 catches for 278 yards and three touchdowns.

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It’s unlikely that Mississippi State could’ve had all four of them on the same team, but losing two great wide receivers hasn’t hurt this season.

Mississippi State’s pass rush will be a weakness in SEC play

Will Whitson was playing like a premier pass rusher before his season-ending injury in Week 2. The Bulldogs haven’t been great at generating pressure though outside of him.

Whitson has two of MSU’s four sacks. He’s also still the only player for MSU with more than one tackle for loss.

The defensive front looks improved from last season, but will still need to be better for SEC standards.

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Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.



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Friday was a special day for Mississippi State sports and it was the cross country team that got things started for the university.

The Bulldogs put in a record-breaking performance to finish in second place at the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Ala.

“We’re really pleased with how the team raced today,” said assistant coach Erinn Stemnan-Fahey. “Today, they showed the strides the program has made towards improvement. We’re really excited to keep building on the momentum for the rest of the season.”

The team improved its finish from last year by 6 places, with three athletes finishing in the top 20 overall. Nelly Jemeli led the Bulldogs, literally. Jemeli finished fourth overall in 16-minutes, 36.1 seconds.

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Louise Stonham finished 17th in her first cross country race in the maroon and white with a massive personal best of 17:10.0. Gabrielle Boulay and Hunter Anderson rounded out the scorers for state, with the latter running a personal best of 17:31.0.

Women’s Tennis: Mississippi State at Blue Gray Classic
Women’s Tennis: Mississippi State at Debbie Southern Classic
Men’s Tennis: ITF Fayetteville M15 Futures
Cross Country: Southern Showcase, Huntsville, Ala., 2nd Place
Soccer: Mississippi State 3, No. 1 Tennessee 2

Football: Alcorn State at Mississippi State
Women’s Tennis: Mississippi State at Blue Gray Classic
Women’s Tennis: Mississippi State at Debbie Southern Classic
Men’s Tennis: ITF Fayetteville M15 Futures
Volleyball: Mississippi State at Mercer, Noon

“One night, Bilbo got particularly feisty, so my dad and I drove him out to woods. Once we found a good spot, we stopped and I put him on the ground and took his collar off. He kind of ambled about, taking in the new surroundings. I preface this next part by saying I do think humans and animals share an unspoken understanding, to some extent. That’s why it’s so easy to bond with pets. So this is how I remember saying goodbye to Bilbo: He wandered 10 yards away or so from the truck, and then he turned and looked at us and kind of had this expression like, ‘It was nice knowing ya.’ It was this moment where like, both I knew and he knew that we’d had some good times, but this was it.”

– Mike Leach





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