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Senate Approves Bill to Appoint SuperintendentsState senators are pushing again to end election of school superintendents in Mississippi.
Education Plans Could Prove CostlyFacing a Valentine's Day deadline to pass general legislation, Mississippi House and Senate legislators are zipping through more than 200 bills to clear their respective calendars.
New Grocery Store, Employment Expo, Home Loans, and Surety BondsMayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. attended the grand opening of LCD Foods' third Jackson Save-A-Lot Grocery Store Feb. 2.
Margaret WrinkleSouthern writers have a legacy quite unlike writers from the rest of the country.
Obama to Announce 34K Troops to be Home in a YearPresident Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address that 34,000 U.S. troops will be home from Afghanistan within a year.
Bill to Make Unregistered Sex Offenders Wear GPSThe Mississippi Senate passed a bill Monday that would make unregistered sex offenders wear GPS tracking bracelets and require local governments to notify the public when offenders move to their neighborhood.
GOP Spat Blamed for Exchange FailureA day after informally notifying Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney of the federal government's rejection of the state's proposal to run a health-insurance exchange, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services outlined its reasons in a letter to Chaney.
Health Law Bars Opting Out Of Maternity Coverage; Long Term Care Insurance Is Guaranteed If Company Goes Out Of BusinessThis week, I am answering readers' questions about maternity coverage requirements in the new health insurance exchanges, long-term-care insurance and switching employer health plans.
Jonathan S. JonesAs the attending emergency physician at UMMC, Jonathan S. Jones’ expertise comes from the variety of patients that come to an emergency room.
Community Events and Public MeetingsThe Royal Bleau Semi-Annual Fashion Show is Feb. 15, 7 p.m. at Rose E. McCoy Auditorium.
Homes Wrecked, Dozen Hurt in Mississippi TornadoResidents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up Monday to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival.
Analysis: Hundreds of Bill Die During SessionHundreds of bills don't survive a session of the Mississippi Legislature.
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.
Officials Say Black Mississippians Show Higher HIV NumbersMississippi health officials say new data shows African Americans remain most likely to be diagnosed with HIV infection.
HHS Denies Mississippi's Plan for ExchangeCommissioner Mike Chaney said he feels the Obama administration has betrayed him for denying the state's application.