Following the DHS Scanner MoneyIn order for low-income child-care centers to get reimbursed by the state, parents and guardians must scan his or her finger when picking up or dropping off their child.
Entergy Replaces Union Workers After Talks Fail Entergy Nuclear has locked out union security workers at its nuclear plant near Port Gibson, Miss., after contract negotiations with the United Government Security Officers of America Local 36 failed.
Black, Latino Churches Using 'Souls to Polls' to Rally Vote It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation.
Judge Blocks Pennsylvania 'Voter ID' Law From Going Into Effect This YearA judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania's divisive voter identification requirement from going into effect on Election Day, delivering a hard-fought victory to Democrats who said it was a ploy to defeat President Barack Obama and other opponents who said it …
Miss. Court Candidates Spar on PAC DonationsState Rep. Earle Banks says his campaign is not taking money from political action committees as he runs for a state Supreme Court seat, but the campaign of the man he's trying to unseat is accepting contributions from PACs.
Man to Use Insanity Defense in Gun Case Court records say a man will use an insanity defense against two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of guns.
Why It Matters: Abortion and Birth Control Whether women have access to abortion services and birth control is a longstanding and divisive issue in politics; here's an AP analysis of what is at stake.
Bacon Shortage 'Baloney,' But Prices to Rise Bacon lovers can relax. They'll find all they want on supermarket shelves in the coming months, though their pocketbooks may take a hit.
DiCaprio, Maguire, Others Urge Voter Expression Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire lead a cast of stars in a new public service announcement urging young voters to use social media to express the issues most important to them in the upcoming election.
Are Penalties Strong Enough for Assault Crimes?Authorities say a recent attack in north Mississippi on a woman who was beaten, bound and set on fire has renewed discussions on sentences for assault crimes.
Prof: Context Often Missing in Civil-Rights TeachingOle Miss history professor Charles Eagles says the university should reach beyond slogans and teach more about slavery, segregation and other difficult parts of the state's past.
DA: Woman Strangled by Sex Offender Living Next Door A 59-year-old Mississippi woman was strangled in her bedroom by a sex offender who was recently released from prison and living next door to her, authorities said Thursday.
Pastors Protest Hobby Lobby Birth-control Fight A coalition of liberal Christian groups has come out against Hobby Lobby's lawsuit challenging federal health care guidelines that require companies to provide insurance that covers the morning-after pill.
Miss. Has Smartphone App for Driving TestThe Mississippi Department of Public Safety has partnered with Mississippi Interactive LLC to offer a driver's practice test application for residents with the proper phones or other hand-held computing devices.
Raising and Spending The way Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker is raising campaign cash, you would think his opponent was former Vice President Al Gore, not retired preacher Albert N. Gore Jr.
Who Are the 47 Percent? Last week, a videographer caught Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in an unguarded moment during a political fundraiser.
ADP Tight-Lipped on Office Closing After promising to employ more than 1,000 workers, Automatic Data Processing announced it will close its office in Clinton in February 2013.
Deacon Mechanics for Defense Because of negative sentiments and inflammatory statements toward the middle class, poor, elderly, unemployed, etc., the Ghetto Science Team Political Action Committee will apply some of the political organizing methods used during the Civil Rights era.
Stinker Quote Of The Week: "Chickification"“I think it’s feminism. If it’s tied to the last 50 years—the average size of (a man’s) member is 10 percent smaller than 50 years (ago)—it has to be the feminazis, the chickification and everything else.” –Rush Limbaugh
Sewage Woes Hit HomeThe issue on Sheffield Drive is only one of several prominent issues with the city's sewage and wastewater system, and the city has to find room in the budget for all of them.
Conservatives have been abuzz this year about "2016: Obama's America," a documentary by Dinesh D'Souza, claiming to expose the "real" Barack Obama.
In order for low-income child-care centers to get reimbursed by the state, parents and guardians must scan his or her finger when picking up or dropping off their child.
BankPlus and Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas presented two Jackson organizations with $4,000 grants.
The Department of Justice has responded to the State’s request for pre-clearance of the voter ID law as presented in House Bill 921 (2012), announced Attorney General Jim Hood today.
Whether women have access to abortion services and birth control is a longstanding and divisive issue in politics; here's an AP analysis of what is at stake.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire lead a cast of stars in a new public service announcement urging young voters to use social media to express the issues most important to them in the upcoming election.
We had another mouth-watering week of local news. Chew on these delicious stories from the week.
The Jackson Redevelopment Authority has finalized an agreement to help fund the resurrection of the Iron Horse Grill.
Ole Miss history professor Charles Eagles says the university should reach beyond slogans and teach more about slavery, segregation and other difficult parts of the state's past.
Last week, a videographer caught Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in an unguarded moment during a political fundraiser.
After promising to employ more than 1,000 workers, Automatic Data Processing announced it will close its office in Clinton in February 2013.
The issue on Sheffield Drive is only one of several prominent issues with the city's sewage and wastewater system, and the city has to find room in the budget for all of them.