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Thalia Mara Hall, Innovate Jackson, MedeAnalytics and Ryan's Closes in PearlBusiness is booming at Thalia Mara Hall, with the venue selling out shows like never before.
Airport's New Plan: Development, East Metro Corridor, Challenges ProminentDevelopment of the area around the airport is at the center of the recently released Jackson Municipal Airport Authority's "Strategic Plan 2021."
Judge: Is Court Proper Place for Mississippi Flag Debate? A federal judge is ordering attorneys to file arguments over whether courts have standing to decide if Mississippi should remove the Confederate battle emblem that has been on the state flag since 1894.
SUNSHINE WEEK: Top Mississippi Lawmakers: Email, Schedule Not for Public Republican leaders in the Mississippi House and Senate have denied a request for email correspondence and information about their schedules, saying the state Public Records Act does not apply to legislators.
New Figures Show Mississippi Has Nation's Worst Jobless Rate Mississippi's jobless rate is worst among the 50 states, dragged down in part by a low-growth state economy, according to U.S. Labor Department figures released Monday.
SUNSHINE WEEK: Even as Political Spending Explodes, Disclosure Remains HazyPoliticians in Mississippi have used campaign money to pay for such things as a BMW, an RV and $800 cowboy boots.
SUNSHINE WEEK: Public Needs Year-Round Access to Documents, Meetings, Donation InformationThe JFP has long focused on the serious problem of campaign donation transparency in the state</a>, especially that shielded by political action committees, and more recently the problem with city contractor transparency
State Begins Lead Testing of Children, Awaits City's Corrosion Compliance PlanThe City of Jackson has extended a "precautionary boil notice" from last week's treatment-plant shutdown.
Man Who Filed Flag Lawsuit Has Hired Full-Time Security, Amends SuitThe Mississippi attorney who filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Phil Bryant has hired full-time security for his law firm staff and family due to death threats after news broke that he had sued the governor in order to change …
SUNSHINE WEEK: Top Mississippi Leaders Fail to Disclose Schedules, EmailsLawmakers in every state have adopted laws requiring most government meetings and records to be open to the public. But in some states, lawmakers have exempted themselves from complying.
Officer Dead in Shooting Near Police Station; Answers SoughtPolice and the public were seeking answers Monday after a gunman opened fire outside a police station in a Maryland suburb of the nation's capital, killing an officer in what the police chief called an "unprovoked attack."
House Benghazi Probe: Report by Summer, Factor for ClintonNearly two years after it was created, the House Benghazi Committee is plowing ahead, interviewing witnesses, reviewing documents and promising a final report "before summer" that is certain to have repercussions for Democrat Hillary Clinton's bid for the presidency.
John David PennebakerFormer state Rep. John David Pennebaker, who helped create Mississippi's comprehensive four-lane highway construction program in 1987, has died at 72.
9 Operators Propose 14 New Charter Schools in Mississippi Nine charter school operators say they're interested in opening 14 new charter schools in Mississippi.
Suspects Still At Large, Crimes Against Persons on the Rise, Seeking SolutionsAfter a relatively low crime season, this past weekend began a very tense week for the city of Jackson.