Taylor Vance

3 weeks ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

House and Senate leaders appear to remain at loggerheads on a $7 billion state budget, even as the deadline to fund state government for the next fiscal year approaches. Legislators adjourned their regular session earlier this year without agreeing on a budget, with the House and Senate, both Republican led, in a bitter political fight over numerous issues. Now, they’re trying to reach a final deal before the fiscal year ends on June 30.

1 month ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

Mississippi officials are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal court ruling that struck down Mississippi’s five-day grace period for mail-in absentee ballots to arrive after Election Day. Attorneys for the state filed court documents stating their intention to petition the nation’s highest court to overturn a decision from an appellate court that found a state election law conflicted with federal election laws. kAm&]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 {@F:D vF:CC@=2 92=E65 2== =@H6C 4@FCE 24E:@?

1 month ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

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1 month ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

The Department of Justice on Tuesday voluntarily dismissed its civil lawsuit against the Mississippi State Senate over allegations that the legislative body paid a Black attorney less money than her white colleagues. Court documents did not specify a reason for the dismissal, and a Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. kAm|:DD:DD:AA: pEE@C?6J v6?6C2= {J?? u:E49’D @77:46 96=A65 5676?5 E96 $6?2E6 :? E96 =:E:82E:@?] |2CJpD2 {66[ 2 DA@<6DA6CD@?

1 month ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

President Donald Trump can now appoint two new judges to the federal bench in the Northern District of Mississippi. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock announced recently that she was taking senior status effective April 15. This means she will still hear cases as a judge but will have a reduced caseload. kAm“x 92G6 366? D@ 7@CEF?2E6 5FC:?8 >J 6?E:C6 =682= 42C66C[” pJ4@4< D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] “pD @?6 @7 @?=J 2 76H H@>6? 8C25F2E:?8 :?