Ashton Pittman is a journalist based in Jackson, Mississippi. He writes for the Mississippi Free Press, focusing on local news and politics in the state. His work has also been featured in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
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Ashton Pittman's reporting focuses on local government, politics, legal policy regulation and evolving stories in Mississippi, particularly Jackson. If you are pitching to Ashton, consider providing insights or expertise related to local political developments such as elections, voting issues, legislative decisions or legal matters within the state of Mississippi. Given his focus on scandals and crime-related topics too, he may be interested in pitches that provide unique perspectives or information related to ongoing investigations or controversies within the state.
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By: Ashton Pittman
Mississippi hit a record low unemployment rate in an economic report on Tuesday, but the labor-force participation rate remains low.
The Republican-appointed U.S. Supreme Court majority’s ruling on presidential immunity drew a sharp rebuke from U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson.
By: Ashton Pittman, Heather Harrison
Transgender Mississippians can now face lawsuits for using bathrooms that match their gender identities, public schools have a new funding formula, squatted vehicles are illegal and machine gun conversion devices
By: Ashton Pittman
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., is rejecting calls to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president.
By: Ashton Pittman
U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, says former President Donald Trump would not have been without Secret Service protection
In a video montage praising anti-“woke” college students on Thursday evening, the Republican National Convention featured a clip that showed University
By: Dustin Cardon
For the past few weeks, Americans have had front-row seats to a national press behaving badly.
By: Ashton Pittman, Heather Harrison
Transgender Mississippians can now face lawsuits for using bathrooms that match their gender identities, public schools have a new funding
By: Ashton Pittman
National mainstream media leaders have been clear: The Democratic nominee for president, Vice President Kamala Harris, must be willing to face tough questions from reporters.
By: Ashton Pittman
Even though all four incumbents in Mississippi's U.S. House delegation and one of its U.S. senators on the ballot in November, no debates are currently scheduled; all except Guest have challengers.
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