Two Runoffs Highlight City Council RacesFour of Jackson's seven sitting City Council members have, for all intents and purposes, been re-elected, but two seats have yet to be decided headed into the May 21 primary runoff elections.
Let the Sunshine InCampaign finance reports and their filing schedules have been an indisputable part of Jackson's 2013 municipal election process.
By the Numbers: Mayoral PrimaryOn Election Day last week, 35 percent of Jackson voters said Jonathan Lee was their top choice for mayor of Jackson. Another 24 percent said Chokwe Lumumba was their choice. Those numbers are almost certain to change some for the …
Contract for UMMC and Lee's MPI Comes in FocusThe details of a dispute between Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee's family company, Mississippi Products Inc., and an MPI customer that Lee has refused to name is becoming more clear.
Regina Quinn Endorses Chokwe LumumbaMayoral candidate Chokwe Lumumba gets what is perhaps the most coveted endorsement going into the Democratic primary runoff.
Low Turnout, Race Determined Runoff CandidatesLast Tuesday, 35 percent of Jackson voters said Jonathan Lee was their top choice for mayor of Jackson. Another 24 percent named Chokwe Lumumba as their choice. Problem is, only 30.7 percent of all registered voters in Jackson even showed …
Jonathan Lee's Miss. Products Responds to LawsuitMississippi Products Inc., the company Jackson mayoral hopeful Jonathan Lee's family owns, has responded to one of several pending lawsuits against the west Jackson firm.
Everything We Know About What's Happened Under SequestrationWhen the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt faced cancellation this year due to the package of mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration, the National Park Service kicked into high gear.
Election Day Machine SnafusTuesday's municipal primary elections began by dealing with the county's new voting machines.
'Hope' and 'Change' Define Mayoral CampaignsBefore Jonathan Lee arrived to his election night party at the Penguin restaurant in west Jackson, local stations were already declaring him the victor in the Democratic primary race for the next mayor of Jackson over second-place runner up Ward …
Are Executions Breaking MDOC’s Bank?Starting in July, the Mississippi Department of Corrections will have four fewer community work centers, which provide inmate labor to local governments.
New Vote Machines Create SnagsThe Jackson Free Press is hearing about a number of Election Day issues that seem to be associated with the use of new voting machines.
Four of Jackson's seven sitting City Council members have, for all intents and purposes, been re-elected, but two seats have yet to be decided headed into the May 21 primary runoff elections.
Campaign finance reports and their filing schedules have been an indisputable part of Jackson's 2013 municipal election process.
On Election Day last week, 35 percent of Jackson voters said Jonathan Lee was their top choice for mayor of Jackson. Another 24 percent said Chokwe Lumumba was their choice. Those numbers are almost certain to change some for the …
The details of a dispute between Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee's family company, Mississippi Products Inc., and an MPI customer that Lee has refused to name is becoming more clear.
Mayoral candidate Chokwe Lumumba gets what is perhaps the most coveted endorsement going into the Democratic primary runoff.
Records indicate that the University of Mississippi Medical Center may be the mystery contractor Jonathan Lee won't name.
Last Tuesday, 35 percent of Jackson voters said Jonathan Lee was their top choice for mayor of Jackson. Another 24 percent named Chokwe Lumumba as their choice. Problem is, only 30.7 percent of all registered voters in Jackson even showed …
When the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt faced cancellation this year due to the package of mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration, the National Park Service kicked into high gear.
Tuesday's municipal primary elections began by dealing with the county's new voting machines.
Before Jonathan Lee arrived to his election night party at the Penguin restaurant in west Jackson, local stations were already declaring him the victor in the Democratic primary race for the next mayor of Jackson over second-place runner up Ward …
Starting in July, the Mississippi Department of Corrections will have four fewer community work centers, which provide inmate labor to local governments.
The Jackson Free Press is hearing about a number of Election Day issues that seem to be associated with the use of new voting machines.