2 Men Plead Guilty in 2011 Racial Beatings in MississippiA multiyear federal investigation of the racially-motivated murder of 47-year-old auto plant worker James Craig Anderson ended Wednesday after a ninth and tenth person pleaded guilty to felony charges.
Black Caucus Calls on Full Funding for Miss. Schools' BudgetThe Legislative Black Caucus' request that House and Senate leaders fully fund Mississippi's school budget formula appears likely to be fulfilled, based on early recommendations for state spending in this election year.
Bold Requests from the ‘Bold New City’Mayor Tony Yarber has talked to top Republican leaders, who he says seem most amenable to helping with Jackson’s public-safety needs.
Legislators on a Tight Rope, Walking a Fine LineOfficials and advocates don't expect this legislative session to be much different than any other. It's a state-wide election year, which is the perfect time for emphasizing wedge issues and lollygagging on real state concerns like education and Medicaid.
Analysis: Election-Year Politicking StartsLike a comet that is visible to Earth denizens only once in a while, the quadrennial event of the election-year legislative session has commenced.
Familiar Faces Join Ward 3 FrayFor the first time in a quarter century, Jackson's Ward 3 city council is not occupied by an individual whose surname is Stokes. In fact, the near-west-side ward seat, a longtime stronghold of the black community, is not currently occupied …
French Authorities Seek Three Gunmen In Deadly Attack on Satirical NewspaperPARIS (AP) — Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing 12 people, including the paper's editor, before escaping in a getaway car. It was France's deadliest terror attack in living memory.
Boosting Downtown’s Curb AppealIn downtown Jackson, utility crews whacked off the tops of Bradford pear trees to prevent them from growing into power lines. Iron grates on Congress Street choke the growth of some trees, as the foliage has been left to grow …
Obama Seeks Help of Mexico's Pena Nieto on Cuba, ImmigrationPresident Barack Obama is hosting Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House Tuesday, looking to his southern neighbor for help implementing the president's changing policies on immigration and Cuba.
New Congress Getting Sworn in with GOP in ChargeRepublicans are assuming full control of Congress for the first time in eight years in a day of pomp, circumstance and raw politics beneath the Capitol Dome.
Legislature: The War is Just BeginningThe Mississippi Legislature is back in session tomorrow, which means another three months of state representatives at battle on issues, some of questionable significance.
City Escapes $600K JudgmentA federal judge has dismissed a $600,000 judgment against the City of Jackson that dates back to a 2012 lawsuit.
More Women, Minorities in New CongressThe 114th Congress that convenes Tuesday will count more minorities and women than ever, although lawmakers remain overwhelmingly white and male in the Republican-controlled House and Senate.
10 Local Stories of the WeekThere's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
Yarber Touts First Term 'Wins'If the city had a rocky year, it was due in no small part to the growing pains of scrambling to assemble a mayoral administration mid-year and jumping right into the morass of steering the city of Jackson through myriad …
Lynn PoseyLynn Posey said Tuesday that he won't seek a third term as the central district member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission.
U.S. Bishops Take Aim at SterilizationAmid the escalating conflicts over reproductive rights, tubal ligations haven't generated nearly as many headlines as abortion. But many doctors and patient advocates feel strongly about the topic, especially their ability to provide the surgery to a new mother immediately …
Report Prompts Mixed View of Health Care Sign-UpsThe first 50-state report on the latest sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health care law shows that more than 4 million people selected plans for the first time or re-enrolled.
Resolve to Have Clean 2015 Elections2014 raised awareness about the way elections have been run in this state since time immemorial and the need for that to change.
For Jackson, ‘Progress in the Face of Adversity’In December 2013, with a new city council and a once-controversial mayor who was starting to win the hearts and minds of his detractors, things were looking up for the city of Jackson.
Money, Ministry and Stewpot’s FutureStewpot, a pillar in the Jackson community for its service to the homeless population, has a long history of struggling to make ends meet.
Quietly, Campaign Season Starts Over Holiday BreakDespite the election being almost one year away, candidates are already announcing runs for local and state races in next year's statewide election, when voters will choose leadership for state and county government.
Nissan Supplier Efforts Key to Miss. OutputTopre America's robots, tended by 165 employees, are now welding together support frames for trucks inside a Mississippi facility that's a long walk from where Nissan assembles them.
A multiyear federal investigation of the racially-motivated murder of 47-year-old auto plant worker James Craig Anderson ended Wednesday after a ninth and tenth person pleaded guilty to felony charges.
There are rich states, and there are poor states. Then there’s 50 feet of crap. Then there’s Mississippi.
Mayor Tony Yarber has talked to top Republican leaders, who he says seem most amenable to helping with Jackson’s public-safety needs.
Officials and advocates don't expect this legislative session to be much different than any other. It's a state-wide election year, which is the perfect time for emphasizing wedge issues and lollygagging on real state concerns like education and Medicaid.
Like a comet that is visible to Earth denizens only once in a while, the quadrennial event of the election-year legislative session has commenced.
For the first time in a quarter century, Jackson's Ward 3 city council is not occupied by an individual whose surname is Stokes. In fact, the near-west-side ward seat, a longtime stronghold of the black community, is not currently occupied …
In downtown Jackson, utility crews whacked off the tops of Bradford pear trees to prevent them from growing into power lines. Iron grates on Congress Street choke the growth of some trees, as the foliage has been left to grow …
Montgomery Ace Hardware, in Maywood Mart Shopping Center, will close its doors Jan. 17.
The Mississippi Legislature is back in session tomorrow, which means another three months of state representatives at battle on issues, some of questionable significance.
A federal judge has dismissed a $600,000 judgment against the City of Jackson that dates back to a 2012 lawsuit.
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
If the city had a rocky year, it was due in no small part to the growing pains of scrambling to assemble a mayoral administration mid-year and jumping right into the morass of steering the city of Jackson through myriad …
Lynn Posey said Tuesday that he won't seek a third term as the central district member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission.
Amid the escalating conflicts over reproductive rights, tubal ligations haven't generated nearly as many headlines as abortion. But many doctors and patient advocates feel strongly about the topic, especially their ability to provide the surgery to a new mother immediately …
In December 2013, with a new city council and a once-controversial mayor who was starting to win the hearts and minds of his detractors, things were looking up for the city of Jackson.
Jackson's premier vinyl convention, 4 the Record, looks to be skipping next year after a number of larger vendors cancelled to attend the Alabama Record Collector's Association CD & Record Show.
Despite the election being almost one year away, candidates are already announcing runs for local and state races in next year's statewide election, when voters will choose leadership for state and county government.
A federal judge has scheduled for Jan. 26 the trial of a Georgia doctor accused of recruiting casino workers in Biloxi to run a prescription pill ring.