Time for States to Decide on Health Care ExchangesFriday is decision day for states to notify Washington if they will run their own insurance markets under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
A Duty to Disclose?Mississippi environmentalists say former Gov. Haley Barbour isn't telling the whole truth about his eager boosterism for Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County Coal project.
Senate Legislation Targets Cyberstalking SoftwareFor around $50, a jealous wife or husband can download software that can continuously track the whereabouts of a spouse better than any private detective.
More Hate Crime Charges Coming?Early one summer morning, after a night of underage binge drinking, a group of young people from Rankin County thought it would be fun to drive into Jackson and kill a black person.
Rebel Land: A Racial History of Oxford and Ole Miss“I saw years of work of digging out of this hole covered back up. I felt quite disgusted, and there are still some feelings there of discontent even today.”
Lucky Town Celebrates First Draft BeersCapital city beer drinkers will get their first taste of draft beers from the Jackson metro area's first commercial brewer this week.
Rebel On The ExchangeMississippi's insurance commissioner has no qualms about bucking his party.
Obama's Fiscal Cliff Strategy is Tricky BalancePlaying both sides, President Barack Obama is trying to balance his public pressure campaign on Republicans over the looming "fiscal cliff" with his private negotiations with GOP leaders.
Mich. Becomes Right-to-Work State Despite ProtestsIn a dizzyingly short time span, Republicans have converted Michigan from a seemingly impregnable fortress of organized labor into a right-to-work state, leaving outgunned Democrats and union activists with little recourse but to shake their fists and seek retribution at …
Companies with $227M in Aid Employ Fewer than 500Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative energy companies since 2010, but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it.
Unions Flip to Support Kemper in Exchange for JobsMississippi Power Co.'s contractors have agreed to hire about 1,000 labor union members to build its Kemper County power plant, and a group of unions says it now supports the project.
New Tests Could Hamper Food Outbreak DetectionNew tests that promise to speed up diagnosis of food poisoning pose an unexpected problem: They could make it more difficult to identify dangerous outbreaks like the one that sickened people who ate a variety of Trader Joe's peanut butter …
Mayor, Council Square Off Over ContractA $90 million water project is on the shelf while the mayor and the city's economic-development committee refuses to come to an agreement on the timeliness of the contract with project leader Siemens Corp.
Start Up, Minority Business Registry, Accelerator, MoreEntrepreneurs in the capital city will get a chance to pitch their ideas to fellow aspiring business owners and business leaders, and possibly find the connections they need to get their startups off the ground.
Scruggs Home on Prison Release, Appeal Pending"Dickie" Scruggs, a noted plaintiff's attorney before being snared in a corruption investigation, has been released from prison pending an appeal.
Nunnelee Says Goal Remains to Cut SpendingCongressman Alan Nunnelee says his priorities in his second term will remain on cutting spending and reducing the size of government.
Obama says he 'Won't Compromise' on TaxesPresident Barack Obama warned Monday that he "won't compromise" on his demands that the wealthiest Americans pay more in taxes, digging in on the chief sticking point between the White House and Republicans as they seek a way to avert …
Doctor Gets 20 Years in Miss. Cancer Center FraudA federal judge on Friday sentenced a doctor to 20 years in prison and ordered her to repay nearly $8.2 million for fraud at a former Mississippi cancer center she ran. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III said he …
Stock Market is a Wild Card in Fiscal Cliff TalksCongress and the White House can significantly soften the initial impact of the "fiscal cliff" even if they fail to reach a compromise by Dec. 31. One thing they cannot control, however, is the financial markets' reaction, which possibly could …
Minn. Gay Couple in '71 Marriage Case Still UnitedWhen Jack Baker proposed to Michael McConnell that they join their lives together as a couple, in March 1967, McConnell accepted with a condition that was utterly radical for its time: that someday they would legally marry.
Unions Vow Political Payback for Right-to-Work LawWith defeat in the Michigan Legislature virtually certain, Democrats and organized labor intend to make enactment of right-to-work laws as uncomfortable as possible for Gov. Rick Snyder and his Republican allies while laying the groundwork to seek payback at the …
Program Will Help Students Graduate EarlierA national initiative will allow Greenwood Public Schools students to receive high school diplomas after 10th grade beginning next August.
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.
Mississippi environmentalists say former Gov. Haley Barbour isn't telling the whole truth about his eager boosterism for Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County Coal project.
“I saw years of work of digging out of this hole covered back up. I felt quite disgusted, and there are still some feelings there of discontent even today.”
A $90 million water project is on the shelf while the mayor and the city's economic-development committee refuses to come to an agreement on the timeliness of the contract with project leader Siemens Corp.
Entrepreneurs in the capital city will get a chance to pitch their ideas to fellow aspiring business owners and business leaders, and possibly find the connections they need to get their startups off the ground.
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.