Mayoral Candidates Square OffThe People's Assembly Task Force hosted eight candidates for mayor of Jackson Saturday in the first public forum of the 2013 election season.
U.S. Citing Security to Censor More Public RecordsThe U.S. government censored or withheld more files that the public requested last year more often than at any time since President Barack Obama took office.
For People and Press, a Shared Need to KnowSuppose President Obama was a room with Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant. Suppose they had time to kill and no one to talk to except each other. Would they have common ground for chit-chat?
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.
City Campaign Laws Inconsistently FollowedCity clerks are required to collect campaign finance reports during local elections throughout Mississippi and deliver that information to Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's office, but Hosemann said he only receives the information sporadically.
Records Tell Spending Story for Miss. CitizensBoth the State Auditor's Office and the FBI have ramped up probes of misspending at the agency charged with protecting and enhancing the state's coastal resources.
Bryant Gets Bill Permanently Allowing Payday LoansThe state Senate gave final approval Friday to House Bill 559, which deletes the requirement that lawmakers periodically renew authorization for the loans.
Cadet Colonel Seggie McClendonA senior at Wingfield high school, Cadet Colonel Seggie McClendon is a positive role model for his school and a symbol of the potential of young people.
It's the Weekend!On Saturday, Arts Klassical's Music from the Soul and Poetry Reading is from 7-10 p.m. at the Jackson Medical Mall in the Community Room.
The People's Assembly Task Force hosted eight candidates for mayor of Jackson Saturday in the first public forum of the 2013 election season.
The 9 million people nationwide who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid are by far the sickest and most expensive patients in the country.
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.
Charlotte Dupré, chief executive officer of the Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, said the hospital would benefit if state lawmakers expand the Medicaid health-care program.
Data companies are scooping up enormous amounts of information about almost every American.
A senior at Wingfield high school, Cadet Colonel Seggie McClendon is a positive role model for his school and a symbol of the potential of young people.