Stokes: City Needs JailLaRita Cooper-Stokes is less than two weeks away from her third election for Ward 3 councilwoman in less than six months.
New Abortion Regs IssuedOn the same day that a federal judge heard arguments in the ongoing controversy over a new law aimed at abortion doctors, the Mississippi State Department of Health quietly rolled out new regulations, including those governing abortion clinics.
Clinic Remains OpenState attorneys for the abortion-clinic law say the governor and lieutenant governor's statements about its intent shouldn't matter because they did not author the controversial bill. The judge may not agree.
Johnson: 'Jackson is Good'Mayor Harvey Johnson gave his State of the City Address today. The message: "Jackson is good."
Target: ParaphernaliaThe City Council will soon vote on an ordinance to impose state paraphernalia penalties on store owners who sell glass pipes.
Voter Fraud Problem?Backers of voter identification in Mississippi and other states say the laws will eliminate voter fraud--but it may be a solution looking for a problem.
Proposal 'Mean Spirited'?Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell wants to lock people up for panhandling.
Bryant Chooses Oil Spill Recovery PanelOn July 4, Gov. Phil Bryant named four of his agency directors to a task force on state recovery projects related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
NAACP Launches Massive Voter DriveThe Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP is kicking off a voter-registration campaign designed to register and turn out more than 25,000 black voters to the polls this November
State Facing Voter ID HurdlesState officials are running into problems with the new voter-identification law even before the federal government has approved or rejected it.
ACA: 'Great But Not Perfect' If anything, last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health-care overhaul—the Affordable Care Act—provided one more reason to mobilize for the November presidential election.
Lose the Health-Care Bickering The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act last Thursday predicated a firestorm of news and opinions.
Eight Years is Enough Change is not a word a lot of people are comfortable with, especially in the South. But if you're frustrated with partisan politics, perhaps you should see fit to just send a message to those in power.
This Man Wants to Be MayorJackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee believes in opportunity: "I think it's fair to point out, too, that I'm not a corporate guy. I run a business on the corner of Valley (Street) and Raymond Road," he says.
LaRita Cooper-Stokes is less than two weeks away from her third election for Ward 3 councilwoman in less than six months.
On the same day that a federal judge heard arguments in the ongoing controversy over a new law aimed at abortion doctors, the Mississippi State Department of Health quietly rolled out new regulations, including those governing abortion clinics.
State attorneys for the abortion-clinic law say the governor and lieutenant governor's statements about its intent shouldn't matter because they did not author the controversial bill. The judge may not agree.
Mayor Harvey Johnson gave his State of the City Address today. The message: "Jackson is good."
The City Council will soon vote on an ordinance to impose state paraphernalia penalties on store owners who sell glass pipes.
Backers of voter identification in Mississippi and other states say the laws will eliminate voter fraud--but it may be a solution looking for a problem.
Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell wants to lock people up for panhandling.
State officials are running into problems with the new voter-identification law even before the federal government has approved or rejected it.
Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee believes in opportunity: "I think it's fair to point out, too, that I'm not a corporate guy. I run a business on the corner of Valley (Street) and Raymond Road," he says.