Obama and DNC Report $181 Million Haul in Sept., Romney Camp Declines to Release NumbersA month before Election Day, President Barack Obama's campaign and Democrats posted an impressive fundraising haul, easing the party's concerns that he would face a significant money disadvantage against his well-financed Republican rival in the crucial closing days. Romney shrugged …
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US Unemployment Falls to 7.8 pct., a 44-month Low The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away.
Jobs Report Boosts Obama's Re-election CampaignThe figures announced by the Labor Department — 114,000 new jobs last month to bring unemployment to 7.8 percent — gave Obama fresh evidence to support his argument that his economic policies are working.
City Talks Youth Curfew AlternativesMost of the Jackson City Council's Planning Committee agrees with local ACLU leaders that a city curfew that sends youth violators to jail is a bad idea.
Energy Summit Goes After ObamaThe daylong Governor's Energy Summit is taking place at the Jackson Convention Center Complex.
Airman Accused of Luring Child for Sex Jackson County authorities have arrested a master sergeant with the U.S. Air Force and charged him with two sex-related crimes against a child.
Dow Jones Average Up After Jobs Report Market indexes crept higher on Wall Street following an encouraging report on the labor market and better sales from Costco and other retail stores.
Meals on WheelsA new eatery is gassed up and ready to go in Jackson—literally.
Q&A: Format, Procedures and Tidbits About the DebatesTired of being deluged with TV commercials telling you that President Barack Obama or challenger Mitt Romney "approved this message?" The candidates will deliver their message for themselves Wednesday night in the first of three head-to-head presidential debates.
JPS Takes City to CourtJackson Public Schools is taking the city to court over the City Council's refusal to approve a millage rate to support the school district's approved budget.
What's the Harm in Drilling?"People don't come down here to be in an industrial zone," Robert Wiygul, an Ocean Springs-based attorney who represents the environmental groups, told the Jackson Free Press last week.
Romney: Not PresidentialThere's an old adage that says, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them."
Stinker Quote of the Week: "Preferable""There is no question that for Missourians who believe we need to stop the reckless Washington spending, rein in the role of government in people's lives and finally focus on growing jobs in this country, that Todd Akin is a …
Stocks Edge Higher After Positive Private Jobs Reportpair of encouraging economic reports helped nudge the stock market higher Wednesday. Measures of business activity in the service sector and job growth last month came in better than economists had expected.
Following the DHS Scanner MoneyIn order for low-income child-care centers to get reimbursed by the state, parents and guardians must scan his or her finger when picking up or dropping off their child.
Entergy Replaces Union Workers After Talks Fail Entergy Nuclear has locked out union security workers at its nuclear plant near Port Gibson, Miss., after contract negotiations with the United Government Security Officers of America Local 36 failed.
Black, Latino Churches Using 'Souls to Polls' to Rally Vote It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation.
Judge Blocks Pennsylvania 'Voter ID' Law From Going Into Effect This YearA judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania's divisive voter identification requirement from going into effect on Election Day, delivering a hard-fought victory to Democrats who said it was a ploy to defeat President Barack Obama and other opponents who said it …
Miss. Court Candidates Spar on PAC DonationsState Rep. Earle Banks says his campaign is not taking money from political action committees as he runs for a state Supreme Court seat, but the campaign of the man he's trying to unseat is accepting contributions from PACs.
Independent experts say they doubt that Romney's Medicare plan can succeed without some kind of hard spending-limit.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away.
The figures announced by the Labor Department — 114,000 new jobs last month to bring unemployment to 7.8 percent — gave Obama fresh evidence to support his argument that his economic policies are working.
Most of the Jackson City Council's Planning Committee agrees with local ACLU leaders that a city curfew that sends youth violators to jail is a bad idea.
The daylong Governor's Energy Summit is taking place at the Jackson Convention Center Complex.
Jackson Public Schools is taking the city to court over the City Council's refusal to approve a millage rate to support the school district's approved budget.
"People don't come down here to be in an industrial zone," Robert Wiygul, an Ocean Springs-based attorney who represents the environmental groups, told the Jackson Free Press last week.
Join the JFP and friends tonight as we discuss (or get snarky about) the first presidential debate.
The political landscape might have shifted in Mississippi, but in 2012, women are still struggling with the same issues.
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney come face to face for the first time in this presidential campaign Wednesday night.
Conservatives have been abuzz this year about "2016: Obama's America," a documentary by Dinesh D'Souza, claiming to expose the "real" Barack Obama.
In order for low-income child-care centers to get reimbursed by the state, parents and guardians must scan his or her finger when picking up or dropping off their child.
BankPlus and Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas presented two Jackson organizations with $4,000 grants.
The Department of Justice has responded to the State’s request for pre-clearance of the voter ID law as presented in House Bill 921 (2012), announced Attorney General Jim Hood today.