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Following the DHS Scanner Money
In order for low-income child-care centers to get reimbursed by the state, parents and guardians must scan his or her finger when picking up or dropping off their child.
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Barbour Criticizes Obama on Deficit... Then Criticizes Him for Budget Cuts
By Todd StaufferAccording to NewsMax (ugh) our esteemed former lobbyist/former governor/current lobbyist Haley Barbour was on Fox News this weekend complaining that President Obama isn't paying enough attention to the debt.
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JFP's Biggest Stories
Over the years, the Jackson Free Press has dug in deep on a number of big stories and topics that produced major results for the city and state.
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Family Ties: Earle S. Banks Sr.
Earle S. Banks Sr. counts his two decades of legislative experience as a top qualification to serve on the Mississippi State Supreme Court.
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Favorite JFP Moments: Yours and Ours
As the JFP approached its 10th birthday on Sept. 22, 2012, we asked current and former staff and interns, as well as readers, to share their favorite JFP moments.
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10 Local Stories This Week
Things seemed to return to normal after Hurricane Isaac and the three-day Labor Day weekend slowed down the capital city last week.
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Barbour Folds After 'Poker' Remark
This week, former governor Haley Barbour touched off more tumult, providing one more distraction for his party, by running his mouth.
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Isaac Unique Test for Utilities
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita—which occurred, respectively, in August and September 2005—cost Entergy $1.5 billion to rebuild electric distribution, transmission and generation, and gas infrastructure.
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Entergy: Power Restored to All Homes, Businesses by Late Sunday
Entergy Mississippi, Inc. has successfully completed restoring power to all of its customers whose homes and businesses could safely take electricity after the impact of Hurricane Isaac.
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Chef Buys Into Downtown's Promise
For the sixth year in a row, Mississippi has earned the title of the most obese state in the nation, according to The Trust for America's Health's annual study.
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Flipping the 'Race Card'
I almost spewed coffee all over my screen. I had just opened a "Haley Barbour" news alert and read that our esteemed former governor had accused Democrats of playing the …
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'Parent-Trigger Law' Important
In their push for a more expansive charter-school law in Mississippi, charter proponents have attempted to repeal our existing charter-school law.
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The 'Solid South' Growing More Complex As Demographics Change
The "Solid South" was a political fact, benefiting Democrats for generations and then Republicans, with Bible Belt and racial politics ruling the day. But demographic changes and recent election results …
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Opponents: Missisippi Officials Wrote Rules Favoring Drilling
Opponents say Mississippi officials stacked the deck in favor of offshore natural gas drilling when they wrote rules to allow it.
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Republicans Endorse 3 for Miss. Supreme Court
The Mississippi Republican Party has endorsed Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller, Justice Mike Randolph and Josiah Coleman for seats on the state's highest court.
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Report: Mississippi Port Faces Challenges
A report says the Port of Gulfport faces numerous challenges as it tries to capitalize on $570 million in federal money it was given after Hurricane Katrina.