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City & County
The People Who Want to Save Farish Street
A businessman is pointing to his experience redeveloping what he called a "ghetto" in his home city of Denver to assure Jackson officials that he can jumpstart Farish Street, the …
City & County
Yarber's City Shakeup Targets JRA, Judge
Mayor Tony Yarber's city shakeup continues as he has moved to terminate a municipal judge and is likely to appoint several new members to the Jackson Redevelopment Authority.
City & County
Jackson: New Rankin County Wastewater Plant is Unlawful
Although City of Jackson officials are doing their best to appear collegial to entities they fear are attempting to force Jackson into a new regional wastewater authority, the city seems …
Business
Ministers, Black-Owned Businesses Want More Contracts and City Support
Three dozen business owners and clergy members gathered in front of City Hall on Sept. 30 to charge that infighting among city officials has thrown Jackson into economic paralysis.
Cover
Mississippi AG’s Race: What’s at Stake?
Since announcing his candidacy for the state AG's office, Mike Hurst has made fighting public corruption the centerpiece of his campaign as well as attacks against Jim Hood, whom Hurst …
Editor's Note
My ‘News’ Year Resolutions
By the time you read this, the 2014 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature will be underway. And there's a good chance, by then, we'll all already be kind of …
Politics
Shakeup or Shakeout? Dem Leadership Changing
Before 2016 is finished, every major instrument of the Mississippi Democratic establishment will have new leadership.
Business
The Battle for the Jackson Airport: Can the State Take It Away?
It's not exactly Tom Cruise's Maverick flipping off a Russian fighter pilot in "Top Gun," but a dogfight is shaping up over control of the Jackson airport.
Politics
Legislative Fixes Needed for Primaries?
Assuming the Republican primary for U.S. Senate is resolved by the start of the 2015 legislative session, the Legislature could grapple with whether legislative fixes are required to curb electoral …
State
Gov. Bryant’s Ring-Toss Budget
Like the stuffed birds that will make an appearance at Thanksgiving dinner this week, Gov. Phil Bryant has fattened up state spending in his latest executive budget recommendation.
Business
Waging Battle Against the Minimum Wage
Today, the campaign for $15 has spread to 150 cities and 33 countries. City councils in Seattle and San Francisco have raised the minimum wage to $15 in those cities.
Education
Inside Charter School Funding
On May 8, Mississippi's Charter School Authorizer Board will play the role of a university dissertation committee as groups hoping to start the state's first charter schools "defend" their applications.
Editor's Note
Silencing Our Fear of Youth
This issue is all about uplifting black boys, but it's hard to empower black boys when we are so invested in constantly tearing them down.
City & County
Council Gives Yarber Salary Ultimatum
The Jackson City Council held its nose and passed Mayor Tony Yarber's $390 million budget proposal Monday night. But the vote comes with strings attached, council members warned and could …
Cover
Memories of Medgar
A week and a half before he met his fate outside his family's Jackson home, Medgar Evers, the Mississippi field secretary for the National Association of Colored People, said if …
Candidate
McQuirter: Planting the Seeds
Darrel McQuirter, a Hinds County department head who took a leave of absence to run for the District 2 supervisor's seat, is putting his job on the line because he …
Politics
A Million and One Questions
As if Mississippi taxpayers haven't been burdened enough defending lawsuits that appear patently unconstitutional, the Mississippi House of Representatives approved a proposal last week to ban abortions more than 20 …
City & County
‘Baba’ Chokwe: Lumumba the Mentor
Chokew Lumumba was a living, breathing history lesson, especially for up-and-coming human-rights attorneys interested in understanding the relationship between the fight for civil rights and American-style justice and fighting it …
City & County
Who is Farish Street’s Latest Would-Be Developer?
Leroy C. Smith represents a group of Denver, Colo.-based investors ready to pump $100 million into the Farish Street Entertainment District.
Business
Controversial Resort Plan Unifies Competing Downtown Bars
After being open for six months, John Tierre says his Johnny T's Bistro & Blues and the adjoining lounge called 540 are holding their own in spite of, literally, being …
