Council Hears Zoning Issues; Certifies ElectionJackson City Council members heard opposing views on zoning issues on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and some briefly called into question the results of Jan. 14 vote to approve a 1-percent sales tax to pay for work on the city's crumbling …
Republicans Say Obama Can't Do Much Without ThemCongressional Republicans swiftly and sharply rejected President Barack Obama's vow to act on his own if lawmakers won't help him create jobs and narrow the nation's yawning income gap, insisting he'll accomplish little in a divided government without them.
States Consider Reviving Old-Fashioned ExecutionsWith lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back relics of a more gruesome past: firing squads, electrocutions and gas chambers.
Dems Push for Fair PayDemocrats in the state Legislature are advocating a number of bills that put equal pay for women in the forefront.
JSU Opens New Apple Store, StarbucksTiger Tech @ JSU, an Apple Authorized Campus Store located on the first floor of the Jackson State University Student Center, will host its grand opening Jan. 31 at 10 a.m.
Obama Speech to Challenge Congress on Minimum WageChallenging lawmakers to help him create greater economic opportunity, President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address Tuesday to announce he's raising the minimum wage for new federal contract workers to $10.10 an hour, underscoring a go-it-alone …
Lawmakers Asked to Decide Tuition Plan's FateAfter 16 months of studying whether to reopen the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program, the board that runs it wants the Legislature's opinion.
New Oversight for Domestic-Violence Funds?Several lawmakers have proposed bills that would establish an interpersonal-violence commission to monitor and distribute funds to domestic-violence shelters.
Obama Address an Opening Salvo for 2014 ElectionsThere's only so much that President Barack Obama can do to help his party this year. Six years in, he's less popular than before, and aside from fundraising, his value on the campaign trail is limited, especially in the places …
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.
Community Colleges Seek to Pay Tuition for AllCommunity college leaders are pushing a plan to pay costs not covered by existing financial aid for recent high school graduates who enroll full time.
JSU: Domed Stadium Not DeadVivian Fuller, the athletic director for Jackson State University, says that plans for the domed venue for the college are still very much alive.
What Mississippi's Lawmakers Are Proposing for EducationLawmakers in Mississippi have proposed more than 200 education laws for the 2014 session, in what is poised to be the second consecutive legislative session with a heavy focus on schools.
Va. AG: State Marriage Ban UnconstitutionalFollowing a seismic political shift in Virginia's top elected offices, the new attorney general has concluded that the state's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional and he will no longer defend it in federal lawsuits, his office said Thursday.
Immigrants' Group Seeks Expanded In-State TuitionThe Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance is asking lawmakers to approve in-state college tuition for children who graduate from high school in Mississippi after being brought to the U.S. by parents who lack proper immigration documents.
Bryant Discusses Safety and Jobs in State of StateMississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says in his State of the State speech that he wants to hire more Highway Patrol troopers, focus on job development, improve the budget process and continue trying to reduce the teen pregnancy rate.
A Vision for Jackson’s FutureTo be a competitive, thriving and, yes, happy city, Jackson needs to address two categories of infrastructure: the one that moves things between people, and the one that moves things within people.
Speak Up, and Show Up, for Jackson Public SchoolsRecently, on a frigid winter night a dozen or so advocates for education, including students, sat around a table at the Eudora Welty library and discussed the issues facing public education today, both good and bad.
This Can’t Be LifeEvery other week, Victoria Phillips drives three and a half hours from her Raleigh home to visit her husband, who is incarcerated at Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman.
Natural Gas: The Natural Choice?The purchase of three new squad cars for the Jackson Police Department breezed through approval last month, but some city leaders are calling for the city to take a new approach to buying vehicles.
Jackson Hospitals ExpandingThe University of Mississippi Medical Center will soon have a downtown presence. The only question is how long it will take and how big of an impact it will have.
Cochran, Wicker Back Easing Concealed Gun LimitsMississippi Republican Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker are co-sponsoring a bill that would require most states to recognize permits other states issue that allow people to carry concealed firearms.
State Victories Create Dilemma for Abortion FoesOpponents who have chipped away at abortion with state-level restrictions are facing a dilemma in some of the places where they have been most successful: Do they continue with that approach or seek more dramatic policies that risk court rulings …
Jackson City Council members heard opposing views on zoning issues on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and some briefly called into question the results of Jan. 14 vote to approve a 1-percent sales tax to pay for work on the city's crumbling …
Democrats in the state Legislature are advocating a number of bills that put equal pay for women in the forefront.
Tiger Tech @ JSU, an Apple Authorized Campus Store located on the first floor of the Jackson State University Student Center, will host its grand opening Jan. 31 at 10 a.m.
Several lawmakers have proposed bills that would establish an interpersonal-violence commission to monitor and distribute funds to domestic-violence shelters.
There'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.
Vivian Fuller, the athletic director for Jackson State University, says that plans for the domed venue for the college are still very much alive.
During MIRA's Civic Engagement Day, attendees walked from the MIRA office on North State Street to the state capitol.
Lawmakers in Mississippi have proposed more than 200 education laws for the 2014 session, in what is poised to be the second consecutive legislative session with a heavy focus on schools.
Every other week, Victoria Phillips drives three and a half hours from her Raleigh home to visit her husband, who is incarcerated at Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman.
The purchase of three new squad cars for the Jackson Police Department breezed through approval last month, but some city leaders are calling for the city to take a new approach to buying vehicles.
Gov. Phil Bryant has mined Florida for many of his bigger ideas, and his recent the drug-testing bill is no exception.