Judge sets Sept. 15 trial date for Mississippi election challenge of Chris McDaniel
August 22, 2014adminNewsComments Off on Judge sets Sept. 15 trial date for Mississippi election challenge of Chris McDaniel
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A trial is set to begin Sept. 15 for a lawsuit that seeks to undo a Republican runoff victory by Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran.
Retired Chancellor Hollis McGehee, who’s presiding over the case, filed a scheduling order Thursday in Jones County Circuit Court in Laurel. He specifies that the trial must be finished by Oct. 3. It will take place at the Jones County Courthouse.
State Sen. Chris McDaniel filed the lawsuit last week, asking a judge to either declare him the winner of the June 24 runoff or order a new election. McDaniel claims there were thousands of voting irregularities, but Cochran’s attorneys say the six-term incumbent won fairly.
Certified results show Cochran defeated the tea party-backed McDaniel by 7,667 votes.
August 5, 2014adminNewsComments Off on Chris McDaniel files challenge of GOP Senate primary loss
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The tea party-backed lawmaker defeated by U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in Mississippi’s Republican primary said Monday that he has formally challenged the election’s outcome with the state GOP. State Sen. Chris […]
June 17, 2014adminBusiness, NewsComments Off on Mississippi sues credit reporting giant Experian, alleges violations of consumer protection laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mississippi has sued credit reporting giant Experian, alleging sweeping errors in the company’s data and routine violations of consumer protection laws. Mississippi’s action — and a previously unreported multi-state investigation of credit […]
October 24, 2014adminNewsComments Off on Thad Cochran stumps for support from black voters in U.S. Senate race
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Republican Sen. Thad Cochran told black voters Thursday that when he first ran for Congress in 1972, Mississippi was in a period of fear and uncertainty because race relations were changing. […]