Does Mississippi have any campaign finance rules? Legislative inaction, AG’s statements leave doubt by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today June 5, 2024 An attempt to reform Mississippi's lax, antiquated and jacked-up campaign finance laws went over like a lead balloon with lawmakers in this year's legislative session, with Republicans and Democrats alike gutting and deriding the reform bill before killing it. So, that leaves the Magnolia State where it was, right? Weak laws.
Previously, Pender served as Politics and Investigative Editor at The Clarion Ledger, where he also penned a popular political column. While at The Clarion Ledger, Pender helped lead digital transformation for the legacy publication, while overseeing watchdog news teams and government reporting. He previously served as an investigative reporter and political editor at the Sun Herald, where he was a member of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team for Hurricane Katrina coverage.