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Week 3: Cigs and Cells
Now that House Speaker Billy McCoy has named committee chairs, the House is going into overdrive regarding bill production.
JFP EXCLUSIVE: Jackson Crime Surges
Read the story that the city is talking about, based on a report the Jackson Free Press unearthed on Monday. You saw it here first.
Race Leaves Mark in Mayoral Race
The votes are in for the 2009 Democratic primaries, and the Jackson mayor's race seems to fall along racial lines. Mayoral candidate Marshand Crisler, a Ward 6 councilman, did well …
A Loud Voice Silenced
Jackson Advocate owner and publisher Charles Tisdale died July 7* after complications with diabetes. Tisdale, 80, fell into a coma during a routine dialysis at the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Veterans …
Federal Bill May Hike Insurance Bills
Attorney General Jim Hood said he was worried about a bill pending in the U.S. Senate taking insurance industry oversight away from state officials. More specifically, the legislation, authored by …
Battle for the Library
Phtoto by Roy Adkins
The Mississippi Center for Justice has made clear its desire to occupy the old library on 301 N. State Street. The group is offering to pay more than the appraised …
Lee Unger
When Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. appointed Lee A. Unger to serve as the director of the city's department of administration last week, the mayor told Jackson City Council Finance Committee …
[Lynch] Black Flammable Goop
Thanks to Katrina, the power is out at my place, just like it probably was, or is, at yours. As I walked out of my electricity-bereft house Wednesday morning and …
Court: Lampton Not Immune
Former U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton does not have immunity for allegedly disclosing the confidential financial documents of former Mississippi Supreme Court Judge Oliver E. Diaz and his wife, Jennifer.
U.S. House Cuts Could Hurt Development; Women's Health
Critics say $61 billion in cuts the U.S. House of Representatives passed Feb.19 would increase teen pregnancies and hurt neighborhood restoration initiatives.
AG Can Sue BP without OK
British Petroleum announced that Mississippi will receive a total of $65 million to fight oil coming onto the beaches and for tourist advertising, but Attorney General Jim Hood says he …
Judge Malcolm Harrison: A New Man
Newly appointed Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Malcolm Harrison is a careful man when it comes to talking politics about Mississippi's judicial system.
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Medicaid Ultimatums
Legislators are digging in on both sides over Medicaid during the quiet days preceding the June 26 reconvening of the special session.
EEOC Finds Racial Discrimination at MDPS
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found evidence that the Mississippi Department of Public Safety engaged in discriminatory practices against black state troopers. In a June 1 letter, EEOC …
Mental Health Funding Under Knife
Advocates for a state-funded mental hospital in Newton are pleading with state legislators to keep its doors open next year.
Myths v. Truth: The Truth Behind HR 3200
With all of the misinformation about health-care reform, how can you tell what's a myth and what's the truth?
City Wants More Say in Tax Spending
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. wants the city to have more power to spend its own money.
Return of The Dems - What Would It Mean?
The battle for the 110th Congress is looking more promising for Democrats this year. National polls, like a Reuters/Zogby poll released last week, show that voters will favor Democratic candidates …
Scruggs' Indictment Shaking State
Attorney Paul Minor is serving 11 years in federal prison for paying off campaign loans for a Democratic Mississippi Supreme Court judge. Guaranteeing loans to the campaigns of supreme court …
