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Politics
Shotgun Blues
Democratic lawmakers are questioning why the Mississippi Legislature is getting a funding boost when other agency budgets are shrinking. Democrats point to this year's $30 million legislative operations budget.
Person of the Day
Kiese Laymon
One night in 1994, Kiese Laymon was playing video games with a friend when they heard the desperate moans of a woman just outside Laymon's Capitol Street apartment.
City & County
JPD Uses Feds’ Technology to Fight Crime, Breaks Water Theft Case
The brass at the Jackson Police Department are crowing about ending 2015 with crime in a continued free fall and some new technology helping officers solving crime.
Civil Rights
James Meredith
It shouldn't be surprising that James Meredith, whose life and activism is the subject of a whole corner at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, has a plan to …
Justice
Stokes: Hinds Jail a 'Public Safety Nightmare'
Markuieze Bennett, 21, should have been in court April 8, standing trial for strong armed robbery. The odds a jury would have found him innocent were good.
Justice
‘Pay or Stay’: City’s ‘Debtor’s Jail’ Under Fire
Michael Davis had two choices: Write a check to the City of Jackson for $19,403.81 for fines and court costs or spend 335 days at the Raymond Detention Center.
City & County
Yarber, Powell Face Water Billing Questions
After more careful review, city officials say that potential causes of exorbitant water bills go deeper and are more complicated than previously thought.
State
Miss. Part of Alarming West Nile Trend
Mississippi has one of the nation's highest rates of West Nile infections and rates of death from the mosquito-borne disease.
City & County
Ashby Foote Joins Jackson Council
The Jackson City Council has moved closer to returning to full strength with Ashby Foote officially joining the body as Ward 1 councilman.
City & County
City Escapes $600K Judgment
A federal judge has dismissed a $600,000 judgment against the City of Jackson that dates back to a 2012 lawsuit.
City & County
Mayor Yarber Opens Up City Data
Mayor Tony Yarber is opening up. Specifically, his administration is developing an open-data policy for the City of Jackson.
City & County
City Focuses on Wastewater Issues
The City of Jackson is practically waist-deep in wastewater issues.
Domestic-Violence Victims Can Waive Utility Deposits
Mississippi domestic-violence victims can now overcome a major hurdle to starting a new life away from their abusers.
Business
The Business of Beer
Last year, after several failed attempts, Mississippi lawmakers made it legal to produce and sell beer containing as much as 8 percent alcohol.
Cover
Inside The Abortion Clinic Battle
Emily Lyons arrived at work early the morning of Jan. 30, 1998.
City & County
Facing the Odds in the Washington Addition
On command, two black boys marched into Wesley Murray's office and slouched against the wood paneled wall.
City & County
War Against Potholes: The City Battles Nature, Resources
To people in Jackson, who have to battle blown tires, crooked front-end alignments and nearly drowned children, the distinction between potholes, sinkholes and utility cuts are meaningless.
State
States Resist Congress' Payday Loan Bill
The power to regulate controversial non-bank products such as installment, title and payday loans could be snatched away from states under a congressional proposal.
DHS Pauses Finger Scan Expansion
The Mississippi Department of Human Services is putting off the rollout of a controversial finger scanning program for daycare centers.
City & County
Charlayne Hunter-Gault Headlines MLK Event
After Charlayne Hunter-Gault integrated the University of Georgia in 1961, she was naturally swept up in the tumult of the Civil Rights Act and wanted to join her fellow student …
