Politics

Ole Miss Student Describes Campus DisturbanceBlack students taunted white students about the victory of the nation's first black president over Mitt Romney slogans from Young Jeezy's 2008 post-electoral creed "My president is black."
Abortion Foes Eye Jackson ClinicAnti-abortion activists from six states are occupying each of the four corners at State Street and Fondren Place as part of a nationwide campaign known as States of Refuge.
The Outlook for 'Obamacare' in Two MapsIt wasn't just President Barack Obama who won Tuesday. His signature health care plan did as well.
The Squeaker That RoaredFew called the election a sure thing for President Barack Obama before the polls closed yesterday.
GOP Praises Canada, Presents AgendaRepublican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves plans to reignite the charter school debate in the next legislative session.
1000s of Vote Forms Sitting in Circuit Clerk's OfficeFive large boxes containing hundreds if not thousands of valid voter registration forms are piled in a corner of the Hinds County Circuit Clerk's office.
Problems Persist in First Half of Election DayDozens of gold-shirted volunteers at the NAACP's Protect the Vote headquarters are busily fielding a steady stream of calls from across the state to the organization's voter helpline.
State Dems Must Do MoreTime has proven my old political-science professor right after all.
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.
Missing Voter Registrations in Hinds?The Mississippi NAACP and Hinds County Circuit Clerk's office are pointing fingers at each other over an unknown number of missing voter-registration forms.
Make Sure Your Vote CountsThe NAACP's <strong>Protect The Vote</strong> program is designed to educate voters and volunteers about voting rights in Mississippi.
JFP Endorses Earle Banks, Brad MorrisThe JFP endorses Rep. Earle Banks and Brad Morris.
How Big Business Wants to Shrink the ElectorateAstonishing. Remarkable. Sinister. Those are words that come up again and again when confronting the wave of voter-identification laws that has swept through more than 30 Republican-dominated state legislatures in recent years.
Election Day: What Mississippi Voters Need to KnowElection Day is Nov. 6, and many may not know where to go or what to do. Don't worry we got it covered.
Energy And LGBT IllustratedNovember the 6th is around the corner, so it's time to re-evaluate the facts and vote.