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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is surrounded by legislative supporters after signing a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls' or women's sports teams on March 11, 2021, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Mississippi House and Senate negotiators quietly killed two bills that would have further restricted recognition of transgender people by limiting which bathrooms they could use in public buildings and by specifying that "there are only two sexes, and every individual is either male or female." (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Mississippi governor signs law restricting transgender people’s use of bathrooms and locker rooms

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves recites the oath of office as he is sworn in to his second term, while his wife Elee Reeves, right, holds the family Bible during the inauguration ceremony in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi governor says he wants young people to stop leaving the state

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves waves a sheet of revenue projections as he refuses to approve top lawmakers' proposed revenue estimates Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, during a meeting of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, in Jackson, Miss. Reeves believes a lower projection than he wanted would make it more difficult to justify future income tax cuts. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi governor rejects revenue estimate, fearing it would erode support for income tax cut

By Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves greets a supporter at a election night party in Flowood, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Reeves won a second term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

This combination of photos shows Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, left, and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley speaking at the Mississippi Economic Council's Hobnob event on Oct. 26, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. The two will face off Wednesday, Nov. 1, in their only debate of a hard-fought campaign, six days before the Nov. 7 general election. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi voters will decide between a first-term GOP governor and a Democrat related to Elvis

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Democratic nominee for governor, Brandon Presley, current Mississippi Public Service Commissioner for the Northern District, speaks to supporters, Oct. 19, 2023, in Natchez, Miss. Presley faces Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, who is seeking reelection on Nov. 7. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Democrat Brandon Presley seeks big turnout in Nov. 7 bid to unseat Mississippi’s Republican governor

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

FILE - Mississippi Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, speaks during a campaign stop in Summit, Miss., Sept. 14, 2023. Presley is challenging first-term Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Democratic challenger raises more campaign cash than GOP incumbent in Mississippi governor’s race

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

A person holds a sign that links President Joe Biden to Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi and Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for Mississippi governor at the Neshoba County Fair near Philadelphia, Miss., on July 27, 2023. As Republican Gov. Tate Reeves seeks a second term, he faces Presley and independent candidate Gwendolyn Gray in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election. Reeves often says a vote for Presley equates to a vote for Biden and Thompson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Vote no on Joe: Southern Republicans look to nationalize 2023 governors’ races by invoking Biden

By Bruce Schreiner and Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

FILE - Republican Gov. Tate Reeves speaks at Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School, in Bolton, Miss., on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Parker, who was the 1999 GOP nominee for governor, announced he is endorsing Democratic gubernatorial nominee Brandon Presley over Reeves in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Mississippi governor set to release proposal to help financially struggling hospitals

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Mike Parker, left, a former U.S. representative and 1999 Republican nominee for Mississippi governor, is photographed with his wife Rosemary Parker on Jan. 4, 2000, in Jackson, Miss. Parker announced on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, that he is endorsing Democrat Brandon Presley for governor over Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Republican ex-congressman endorses Democrat in Mississippi governor’s race

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves addresses the crowd at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., July 27, 2023. Reeves is hoping to breeze past two newcomers in a party primary and secure the Republican nomination for governor. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi Gov. Reeves faces 2 GOP rivals in Tuesday’s primary, while Democrat Presley is unopposed

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves addresses the crowd at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, July 27, 2023. Reeves faces two opponents in the party primary Aug. 8, as he seeks reelection. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Wasted welfare money sparks candidates’ feud in election for Mississippi governor

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Mannsdale Upper Elementary School fourth-grade students examine a plaque commemorating the school's Project Blueberry, installed among freshly-planted blueberry bushes, Friday, April 21, 2023, in Madison, Miss. The students lobbied to have the blueberry designated as Mississippi's official state fruit in a new law that takes effect Saturday, July 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Mississippi’s new laws cover Medicaid for moms, voting, pecan theft, online porn and more

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves speaks to his reelection platform before attendees of the Mississippi Press Association annual meeting in Flowood, Miss., Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Tornadoes clobber Mississippi. Hours later, its governor attends Republican fundraiser in Alabama

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Democrat Brandon Presley, current Northern District Public Service Commissioner and candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, addresses a group of supporters in Greenwood, Miss., on April 15, 2023. Presley faces Bob Hickingbottom in the August primary. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Elvis Presley’s cousin lifts Democrats’ hopes in Mississippi governor’s race

By Emily Wagster Pettus and Sara Burnett - Associated Press

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves addresses supporters at a campaign rally at Stribling Equipment in Richland, Miss., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Reeves is seeking reelection to a second term. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi sends National Guard to U.S.-Mexico border, GOP governor says

Associated Press

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, that the state is getting a new standard license plate in January 2024 that features the magnolia also seen on the state flag. The flag is shown at A Complete Flag Source in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Mississippi removes ‘In God We Trust’ in license plate redesign

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Leviathan Myers-Rowell, 16, from left, of Ocean Springs, Miss., and his parents Jodi and Thomas Rowell march from the state Capitol toward the governor's mansion following a rally at the Capitol in support of transgender youth and in opposition to House Bill 1125 in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2022. HB 1125 prohibits transgender-related healthcare in Mississippi for people under the age of 18. (Barbara Gauntt//The Clarion-Ledger via AP)

Mississippi Senate passes limit on transgender health care

By Emily Wagster Pettus and Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

Republican Gov. Tate Reeves addresses the crowd at the pavilion in Founders Square at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, July 28, 2022. The fair, also known as Mississippi's Giant House Party, is an annual event of agricultural, political, and social entertainment at what might be the country's largest campground fair. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Reeves declares emergency ahead of expected flooding

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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves explains to reporters some of the line items that he vetoed from the appropriations allocated by the state Legislature, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Gov. Tate Reeves looks ahead to ‘post-Roe Mississippi’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times