AG Hood Supports 15-Week Abortion Ban in Appeal to 5th CircuitJim Hood, Mississippi's attorney general and a 2019 gubernatorial candidate, filed an appeal on behalf of the state's 15-week abortion ban on Dec. 17, about a month after U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves blocked it.
Amid Water Shutoffs, Jackson Assists Siemens Customers With BillsThe City of Jackson's customer-focused process of offering payment plans to beleaguered Siemens Inc. customers since April has not yielded revenue at a quick enough rate to fill the massive $10 million to $20 million deficit due to kinks in …
Foster Claims 'Third Party' Offered $1 Million to Exit Governor's RaceA third party offered to help Mississippi State Rep. Robert Foster, R-Hernando, secure $1 million in fundraising if he would drop out of the race for governor, the GOP candidate claimed in an interview with the Jackson Free Press Thursday.
Trump, Acting AG Praise 'Project EJECT' Strategy as Jackson Homicides SurgeActing Attorney General Matthew Whitaker presented the Southern District of Mississippi's U.S. Attorney's Office with an award for the outstanding overall partnership/task force for its contentious violent crime-fighting program, Project EJECT.
After Mississippi Stops, 2020 Presidential Candidates Emerge, Patrick OutFormer Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick was among potential Democratic presidential candidates who recently campaigned for Mike Espy in Mississippi, but now says he will not run, even as others who visited seem to be moving toward a candidacy.
Mike Espy Files to Run Against Hyde-Smith in 2020 RematchOn his 65th birthday, Democrat Mike Espy filed Friday morning to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith when it is up again in 2020.
Bloomberg Gives $1 Million for Jackson Art; Talks 2020 Plans, Stop-and-FriskThe small-statured, thick-accented former billionaire mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, descended upon Jackson on Nov. 29 to announce a $1-million public-art grant, while perhaps putting out feelers for a 2020 presidential bid.