| Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
| Report: Rep. Bennie Thompson demands national Dems get more involved in Colom Senate race | |
 | U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, Mississippi's only Democrat in Washington, is pushing national Democratic groups to spend more money to support Scott Colom's closely watched Senate campaign against Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to Punchbowl News. Thompson told the news outlet he blames Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the fundraising arm of Senate Democrats, for failing to seize an opportunity in Mississippi. "I think the DSCC is missing a golden opportunity," Thompson told the news outlet. "A lot of folks keep asking why Sen. Schumer and the DSCC won't get engaged on behalf of Scott Colom's campaign." Colom told Mississippi Today in a statement that Democrat Party leaders in Washington, D.C., are starting to understand that Mississippi isn't a lost cause, something that Mississippians "have known all along." "We can win this November if Democrats double down on rebuilding our power in the South by investing in states like Mississippi," Colom said. |
| Auditor sends letter to IHL commissioner demanding information on recent cyberattacks | |
| State Auditor Shad White is investigating cyberattacks that occurred at a pair of public institutions this year. In a letter penned to Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Commissioner Dr. Al Rankins Jr., the auditor said his team is looking into a February cyberattack at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and one that occurred at IHL earlier this month. Specifically, the auditor's team is looking to uncover when IHL discovered the attacks, when the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services was notified, what systems were affected, whether or not a ransom was requested by the hackers, and if one was paid. As for the UMMC cyberattack, officials close to the scene told SuperTalk Mississippi News that a ransom was not paid to those responsible for the disruption to services. UMMC vice chancellor of health affairs Dr. LouAnn Woodward and state Sen. Nicole Akins Boyd, who chairs the Universities and Colleges Committee, said the hospital system was able to get up and running without taxpayer funds going to hackers. |
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