Jackson to State Fair: You Can't Tell Us What to Do, Then Cuts DealAhead of a hearing on the matter, the City of Jackson has responded to a lawsuit from the Mississippi State Fair Commission, saying that the state has no authority to compel a municipality to spend money, especially when that City …
City, Hinds County Prep for Polling-Place ChangesOfficials from the City of Jackson and the Hinds County Election Commission say they want to be in accord ahead of possible changes to several polling places.
State’s GOP Lawmakers Must Stop Pitting Poor Kids Against Sick PeopleMississippi Republican leadership will stop at very little to try to scare voters into allowing them to continue violating state law and underfunding the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, even if it means using the sick poor of the state as …
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Education'Instead of taking from Paul and Peter to fill up the rainy-day fund, maybe it's time for lawmakers to put the taxpayers' money where their mouths are.
‘People Want True Things’"I've been watching the presidential debates. In my very humble opinion, these debates look like an elite membership of millionaires vying to control the affairs of common folk."
Upping the Ante: GOP Threatens Education, Medicaid in Budget HearingsThe Republican leadership, which is against fully funding of MAEP, insists that if Initiative 42 passes, lawmakers will be forced to fully fund MAEP immediately, although its proponents are not asking for immediate funding.
Waving the Wrong FlagWorking-class southern whites have a right to feel rebellious. The problem is they're waving the wrong flag to show it.
Brown: Learning from Kemper’s MistakesSince losing his seat in redistricting, Rep. Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, decided to run for the Public Service Commission.
DEADLINE: Voter RegistrationStatewide and county posts, along with Initiative 42, are up for a vote in November. Don't forget to register to vote by Oct. 3 in order to participate in November's election.
GOP's Mike Hurst: AG Jim Hood 'Blind' to Public CorruptionMike Hurst, the Republican nominee for Mississippi attorney general, along with a local sheriff, says Democratic incumbent state AG Jim Hood "turned a blind eye to the problems with public corruption in Simpson County."
Whose Job Is It, Anyway?Mississippi has a weird mish-mash of officials who have some responsibility for making sure clerks follow the state's public-records law and that candidates file their campaign-finance reports, but rarely take action.