Abortion Clinic Gets Reprieve; Will It Last?An effort to close Mississippi's last abortion clinic hit the wall on Tuesday, July 29, when two of three judges on a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel determined that the law was unconstitutional because it would force women …
Neshoba: A Gorilla Under the PavilionRace played a major role in the fracture within the Republican Party after U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran began soliciting votes from black voters, mostly Democrats, for the run-off in June.
Dems, GOP Mull Future ElectionsUnprecedented—the word is used repeatedly to describe the recent Mississippi U.S. Senate primary.
JRA Starts Cleaning Up the BooksAfter a recent audit brought to light problems with JRA's accounting procedures, the seven-member commission recently took action to address the problems.
Whit RamseyWhit Ramsey became active in the Jackson music community when he started going to metal hardcore shows with his brother when he was in 6th grade.
Hearing Again Delayed on Miss. Power Kemper CostsUtility regulators are again delaying hearings on whether Mississippi Power Co. should be able to get customers to pay for its Kemper County power plant.
McDaniel: Hinds County Tainted Election ResultsOn Aug. 4, McDaniel commenced Act III of the comedy-drama known as the Republican Senate primary by formally challenging the results of the June 24 runoff against U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran.
JRA Restarts Convention Center Bids, Gannett Splits, MUW Business GrantGannett Co. Inc., parent company of The Clarion-Ledger and many other media outlets, announced today that the company will split into two separate publicly traded companies, with one controlling Gannett's broadcasting and digital business and the other controlling its publishing …
Dr. Ricky ClayDr. Ricky Clay, a plastic surgeon at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, specializes in reconstructive surgery, working frequently with patients who have suffered an animal attack.
McDaniel Campaign: Over 15,000 Votes Should Not Have Been Cast in GOP RunoffState Sen. Chris McDaniel's campaign for U.S. Senate told press today that McDaniel has made a challenge to the election results of the June 24 runoff against U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran. McDaniel campaign lawyer Mitch Tyner said they filed the …
Kemper Coal Plant Legal Battles OverSix years of legal wrangling over the Kemper County coal-fired power plant, now under construction in eastern Mississippi, drew to an end today with the announcement of a settlement between Mississippi Power Co., which is building the plant, and the …
AG Briefs Due Aug. 14 in Same-Sex Divorce CaseThe state Attorney General's Office has until Aug. 14 to file briefs in a case involving a DeSoto County woman who wants Mississippi to recognize her same-sex marriage in order to grant a divorce.
Judge Myron H. ThompsonThis morning, Judge Myron H. Thompson, a senior United States District Court judge for middle Alabama, ruled that Alabama's Women's Health and Safety Act is unconstitutional under the premise that the act would place an "undue burden" on women's access …