Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves today said state revenue in Fiscal Year 2013 will not increase significantly, reflecting the financial difficulties Mississippi’s economy may experience in the next several fiscal years.“Economic recovery hasn’t hit Main Street, and Mississippi families and businesses continue to struggle,” Lt. Gov. Reeves said. “The economic outlook for the state reflects these challenges, and state agencies will have to continue to learn to be more efficient with less money.” ... read on »
A week away from the Jan. 25 deadline to qualify for the election to fill the Ward 3 City Council seat, it looks like eight candidates intend to run. Here are the people who have either told the JFP they intend to run or who have filed papers with the city clerk's office as of press time yesterday:
Beneta Burt
Gwendolyn Chapman
LaRita Cooper-Stokes
Michael Harrison II
Joyce Jackson
John Taylor Jr.
Zachery Williams
Albert Wilson
Look for an interview with Albert Wilson, founder of the Genesis ... read on »
Jackson businessman Stuart M. Irby, 58, died last night of an apparent suicide.
WLBT reports that Irby's caretaker found him hanging in his home at about 8 p.m. Police do not suspect foul play.
Irby, whose family founded Stuart C. Irby Co., an electrical company, was plagued in the last few years by a series of scandals and legal troubles. In 2009, he and his wife, Karen Irby, were involved in a head-on collision that killed two doctors. Karen Irby, who was driving intoxicated, was ... read on »
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood will ask a circuit court judge on Jan. 23 to invalidate the pardons of at least 10 felons whom ex-Gov. Haley Barbour granted clemency before leaving office.
Just as I’m finishing a story on the harm zero-tolerance policies have done to school children, I hear that Sen. Sampson Jackson II has introduced a bill in the Legislature that would require certain appropriate conduct from public school students.
This came last night, verbatim:
Cole praises Democratic efforts to reform pardon system, calls for Republican support
JACKSON-Rickey Cole, Executive Director of the Mississippi Democratic Party, praised Democrats in the legislature for their leadership in working to reform Mississippi's pardon process.Cole said, "Long before this media circus began, Democrats in the Mississippi House and Senate have been working to protect Mississippi families and improve our system of justice. This will ... read on »
With all the noise surrounding former Gov. Haley Barbour's pardons, you might be forgiven for missing the final epilogue, if you will, from current Gov. Phil Bryant's election campaign.
The last campaign finance reports from the 2011 elections are up on the secretary of state's website. The latest reports cover donations and expenditures from Oct. 1 through the end of the year, and while most of the figures cover in the weeks leading up to Nov. 8, donations are still trickling in.
As we ... read on »
Verbatim statement from the city:
City offices will be closed Monday, January 16, 2012 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
There will be no garbage or recycling collection on Monday, January 16, 2012. Garbage collection for Monday will resume on Thursday and recycling that is scheduled for Monday, January 16, 2012, will be picked up on Friday, January 20, 2012. Other garbage and recycling days will not be affected.
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's office released the full pack of executive orders former Gov. Haley Barbour issued to pardon or suspend the sentences of more than 200 people in the state. The documents provide some insight into Barbour's rationale for making each. Follow the Jackson Free Press' coverage of Pardongate here.
If you're under the age of 30, read this first because you probably have no idea what I'm talking about. Moving on...
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