Politics

WLBT 3: Mayoral Race Draws Big Donors<i>Campaign contirbutions for Jackson mayoral candidates are reaching the $1 million mark.
Planet Weekly: Harvey Vs. Frank: Two ViewsJen Barker writes at the Planet Weekly:
WAPT 16: Poll Shows Crime Should Be Mayor's Top Priority<i>When asked which issues would most influence their vote in the mayoral election, a majority of voters, 43 percent, said crime and public safety.
MMA, Mayor Reveal 'Downtown Cultural District' Plans
C-L: Voters will weigh candidates' leadership, business senseThe Clarion-Ledger reports:
C-L: Housing issue emerges in Jackson mayoral raceThe Clarion-Ledger reports:
David Hampton: Must choice be governance ‘or' glitter for mayor – not both?David Hampton at the Clarion-Ledger writes:
[Fraiser] What's a Northsider to Do?Recently, instead of hearing, "I really do hate/love your columns in the Northside Sun," I've been hearing, "What's your take on the Jackson mayoral election?" That's apparently on everyone's minds, nowadays, but readers have taken some devilish delight in asking …
C-L: Mayoral debate at JSU canceledThe Clarion-Ledger reports:
[Update] Millsaps Young Dems Endorse Harvey Johnson
Barbour Signs Ten Commandments Bill[verbatim statement] April 21, 2005—Governor Haley Barbour yesterday signed Senate Bill 2486, that authorizes the display of "In God We Trust," the Ten Commandments, and the Beatitudes at public buildings and property in Mississippi. "When I went to Yazoo High, …
[Barbour] Education Funding Going Up, Not DownApril 12, 2005 You may not know it, but some people say that if you favor giving our public schools a 4% increase in funding to serve the same number of students as last year, you are against public education. …
Planet Weekly: Blogging the MayorAlan Lange's mayoral Web site is written up in the Planet Weekly this week. It's interesting that quite a bit of time is spent trying to show that Lange is not part of anyone's campaign staff:
Unions vs. Harvey JohnsonApril 20, 2005 Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. gave a smile when International Association of Fire Fighters President Harold Schaitberger signed a proposed labor agreement April 11 in City Hall. With the chambers filled with about 100 local and national firefighters, …
Mayoral Forum: ‘Acting Like Teenagers'April 20, 2005 An April 14 candidate forum hosted by the Jackson Association of Neighborhoods was bereft of Democratic mayoral candidate Frank Melton. Melton was to have joined incumbent Harvey Johnson Jr., and challenger Annell Smith at the forum in …