Monticello Mayor: No Payments for JacksonMayor Dave Nichols II of Monticello has a letter in The Clarion-Ledger today opposing the move to pass a PILT (payment in lieu of taxes) bill for the capital city. It reads in part:
Jackson Gets New FBI Head<i>Fred Brink, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and 21-year FBI veteran, today was named the new special agent in charge of the FBI's Jackson Division. Brink is coming to Mississippi from his post as special agent in charge …
Rep. Leonard Morris Out of Surgery, Still CriticalThe Associated Press is reporting: <i>State Rep. Leonard Morris, D-Batesville, remained in critical condition Friday, a day after having kidney surgery. A spokeswoman for the University of Mississippi Medical Center said a tumor was removed. Lawmakers who had spoken with …
[Lott] The Oreck ChallengeBefore this column takes on the big issues expected in the Senate this year, I want to address something all Mississippians should note. It's a lesson about corporate citizenship and corporate responsibility that our state should resolve to remember, particularly …
Lewis Runs for Sheriff<i>Photo: Jackson Police Commander Tyrone Lewis, left, declaring his entry into the 2007 Hinds County sheriff's race. Melton political operative Bob Hickingbottom is on the right.</i>
Partnership Replacement Clears House CommitteeThe House Public Health Committee produced a replacement for the strangled Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi today. Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, who is chairman of the committee, made it clear that he was seeking to replace the Partnership after former …
House Votes for Eminent-Domain ChangesThe House today passed an eminent-domain bill looking to limit the power of the state government to snatch private property for the use of non-government purposes.
City Council Pays TempsJackson's City Council reversed its position over withholding payment to temp agencies this Tuesday. Last month, four members of the council voted to withhold thousands of dollars to temp agencies after Mayor Frank Melton refused to disclose information on temporary …
A House In a HurryWithin hours of the Legislature convening on Jan. 2, the House Appropriations Committee approved a total of seven money bills seeking attention with little dissent. H.B. 238, a bill seeking to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for more …
AAN Awards Diversity Grant to Melishia GraysonThe Association of Alternative Newsweeklies announced today that JFP intern and columnist Melishia Grayson is the recipient of a 2007 diversity grant. Melishia will report, write and blog 20 hours a week for the JFP, focusing on state and city …
Legislature to Pass MAEP Today?The word out of the Capitol is that the Legislature's first order of business today—the first day of the 2007 session—is to pass the Mississippi Adequate Education Program. This would be a major victory for public-education propopents who have fought …
Boise State v. OU: I Dub It: ‘The Calls'Those of us who watch a little too much football between teams that don't matter to us personally are probably doing it so that we can witness a game like the <i>Frito-Lay Cool Ranch Tostito Dippers</i> Fiesta Bowl that I …