App to report suspected human trafficking comes to Mississippi
Jackson, Miss. (WXXV)- Attorney General Lynn Fitch announces a human trafficking reporting app has made its way to the state. The app is called "Simply Report", allowing…
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AG Fitch files temporary restraining order against pharmacy chains
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has filed a temporary restraining order against major pharmaceutical companies, a move she says is designed to protect the…
Attorney General Lynn Fitch discusses issues the state is facing
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch visited the Coast Thursday morning. She joined the Gulf Coast Business Council breakfast to discuss issues the state is…
AG Fitch provides updates on immigration
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch was on the Coast Thursday morning to talk to South Mississippi business leaders about the many initiatives her office is tackling right now.…
Favre tries to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi auditor over welfare spending
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is trying to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Auditor Shad White to include a book White wrote about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the…
Mississippi attorney general asks state Supreme Court to set execution dates for 2 prisoners
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has asked the state Supreme Court to set execution dates for two men on death row. Fitch’s office filed motions Thursday that asked the court to schedule executions for Willie Jerome…
Mississippi AG clears officers in 2022 officer-involved shootings
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office has closed three officer-involved shooting cases dating back to last year including one South Mississippi shooting. Those cases include an October 20th,…
AG Lynn Fitch calls for stronger AI legislation
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch is joining attorneys general across the country in asking Congress to study the effects of artificial intelligence on children. Specifically, how AI is…
Mississippians to get money from TurboTax settlement
Almost 38,000 Mississippians who used Intuit's TurboTax and paid for services that should have been free will receive checks from a settlement with the company. Attorney General Lynn Fitch today announced that consumers will begin receiving checks this month from…
Attorney General Lynn Fitch kicks off phase two of human trafficking awareness campaign
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch kicked off the second phase of a statewide campaign to end human trafficking. It continues to haunt our streets, human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery that…
Mississippi sues Favre, wrestlers, over welfare misspending
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Human Services on Monday sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several other people and businesses to try to recover millions of…
Former Picayune officer arrested, charged in child exploitation case
A former Picayune Police sergeant was arrested July 15, 2021 on a series of charges stemming from an investigation into child exploitation. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office, the FBI and Picayune Police Department worked together on the case, after a…
Mississippi Coast police, fire departments among agencies to receive N95 masks donated by Sherwin Williams
(WXXV) — Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that Sherwin Williams, a leading American manufacturer of paints, has donated 5,000 3M N95 masks to first responders across Mississippi. The masks are being distributed through First Responders of Mississippi (FROM), a non-profit…
Jennifer Collins Issues Debate Challenge to Opponent Lynn Fitch
Lynn Fitch won her bid for the Republican nomination for attorney general in Tuesday’s runoff, and now her new opponent Democrat Jennifer Collins is issuing a new challenge. On Wednesday, the Collins Campaign issued a press release in which the…
Lynn Fitch has won the Republican nomination for attorney general
Lynn Fitch has won the Republican nomination for Attorney General. Fitch won with 51.75 percent of the vote. She will face off against Democrat Jennifer Collins in the general election November 5th.
Fitch heads to GOP runoff for attorney general
Mississippi's current state treasurer will go to a runoff for the Republican nomination for attorney general. Lynn Fitch, after two terms as treasurer, won the largest number of votes Tuesday, leading state Rep. Mark Baker and prominent Republican Andy Taggart.…
Lynn Fitch announces run for attorney general
This morning, Republican state Treasurer Lynn Fitch stopped by Gulfport City Hall to officially announce her run for attorney general. The fourth-term attorney general, Democrat Jim Hood, is running for governor this year. Fitch has served the state of Mississippi…
Mississippi treasurer intends to run for attorney general
Second-term Mississippi Treasurer Lynn Fitch says she intends to run for state attorney general next year. She briefly discussed her plans last week with a Republican women's club. Her chief of staff, Michelle Williams, says Fitch, a Madison Republican, will…