by Elizabeth Waibel
May 23, 2012
Jackson Public Schools officially hired a new superintendent May 21 and got some good news on its accreditation status.
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[Dish] Cobby Williams, Young Gun
by R.L. Nave
May 23, 2012
Cobby Mondale Williams has a classic Washington, D.C., resume. A Jackson resident since age 2, Williams graduated from Murrah High School and Jackson State University. He went to graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D.C., spent a year as…
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May 23, 2012
Cobby Mondale Williams has a classic Washington, D.C., resume. A Jackson resident since age 2, Williams graduated from Murrah High School and Jackson State University. He went to graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D.C., spent a year as…
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2012 Legislative Session Ends
by R.L. Nave
May 9, 2012
The mood in the Mississippi House chamber after Rep. Mark Formby made the motion to adjourn sine die was similar to the last day of school before summer vacation. Despite a few schoolyard scuffles and the sometime cliquish nature of…
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May 9, 2012
The mood in the Mississippi House chamber after Rep. Mark Formby made the motion to adjourn sine die was similar to the last day of school before summer vacation. Despite a few schoolyard scuffles and the sometime cliquish nature of…
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One Night at Fenian’s
By Virginia Schreiber
JFP Staff Photographer
On Wednesday, May 2, a friend asked me to go to Fenian's. I agreed and prior to leaving my house I asked who else would be there. She told me House members would probably be there as it might be…
by DonnaLadd on 05/07/12 at 10:36 AM Comments (10) -- Read More...
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On Wednesday, May 2, a friend asked me to go to Fenian's. I agreed and prior to leaving my house I asked who else would be there. She told me House members would probably be there as it might be…
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Few Fireworks Over Budget
by R.L. Nave
May 2, 2012
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. Spent Monday, April 30, lobbying lawmakers to pass a bill to let the city to levy a small sales tax increase for infrastructure improvements. At first, the mayor's charm seemed to work on lawmakers. In…
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May 2, 2012
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. Spent Monday, April 30, lobbying lawmakers to pass a bill to let the city to levy a small sales tax increase for infrastructure improvements. At first, the mayor's charm seemed to work on lawmakers. In…
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[Dish] Under Pressure: Fighting to Keep ‘Choice’ In State
by Valerie Wells
April 25, 2012
Shelley Abrams is fighting the state of Virginia's attack on abortion rights. Earlier this month, she was arrested on the steps of the state capitol in Richmond, Va. She oversees several clinics that provide legal abortion services, including one in…
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April 25, 2012
Shelley Abrams is fighting the state of Virginia's attack on abortion rights. Earlier this month, she was arrested on the steps of the state capitol in Richmond, Va. She oversees several clinics that provide legal abortion services, including one in…
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Anti-Abortion ‘TRAP’ Law Part of Nationwide Trend
by Elizabeth Waibel
April 18, 2012
The governor signed the first major piece of anti-abortion legislation into law this year—a measure designed to close the state's only abortion clinic.
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April 18, 2012
The governor signed the first major piece of anti-abortion legislation into law this year—a measure designed to close the state's only abortion clinic.
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State No. 1 for Teen Pregnancy
by Elizabeth Waibel
April 18, 2012
The deadline for Mississippi's school districts to select a sex-education policy is this summer, and several groups are hoping to influence what Jackson Public Schools students learn next year.
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April 18, 2012
The deadline for Mississippi's school districts to select a sex-education policy is this summer, and several groups are hoping to influence what Jackson Public Schools students learn next year.
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No More Regs, Except ...
by R.L. Nave
April 18, 2012
During his 2011 campaign for governor, Phil Bryant promised that, if elected, his administration would closely scrutinize state regulations on small companies.
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April 18, 2012
During his 2011 campaign for governor, Phil Bryant promised that, if elected, his administration would closely scrutinize state regulations on small companies.
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CITYBEAT: On the Road Again
by Jacob Fuller
April 11, 2012
JATRAN Route Changes Ahead?
Citizens are complaining about recent bus-route changes, and a special committee for JATRAN is trying to respond.
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April 11, 2012
JATRAN Route Changes Ahead?
Citizens are complaining about recent bus-route changes, and a special committee for JATRAN is trying to respond.
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Arts, IDs and ALEC
by R.L. Nave
April 11, 2012
Malcom White, executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission, constantly battles the perception that his and the state's other "cultural agencies" are not core government functions.
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April 11, 2012
Malcom White, executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission, constantly battles the perception that his and the state's other "cultural agencies" are not core government functions.
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State May Shutter Abortion Clinic
by Elizabeth Waibel
April 11, 2012
The state's only abortion clinic may close soon under a bill poised to become law after both houses of the Legislature approved it last week.
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April 11, 2012
The state's only abortion clinic may close soon under a bill poised to become law after both houses of the Legislature approved it last week.
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Lawmakers Laser in on Finances
by R.L. Nave
April 4, 2012
Legislatively speaking, it was a bad week for Mississippi conservatives and the state's top Republican leadership, all of whom were ardent supporters of measures to toughen state immigration laws, limit abortions and establish charter schools.
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April 4, 2012
Legislatively speaking, it was a bad week for Mississippi conservatives and the state's top Republican leadership, all of whom were ardent supporters of measures to toughen state immigration laws, limit abortions and establish charter schools.
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[Media Eye] Farewell to a Newspaperwoman
by James L. Dickerson
March 28, 2012
When I entered the classroom at Millsaps College, where I teach a continuing education course for writers, there was a bright-eyed student seated at the table, notebook opened and ready. She looked to be about 80.
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March 28, 2012
When I entered the classroom at Millsaps College, where I teach a continuing education course for writers, there was a bright-eyed student seated at the table, notebook opened and ready. She looked to be about 80.
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[Dish] Rebuilding His Party
by R.L. Nave
March 21, 2012
Brandon Jones says the Mississippi Democratic Trust, a new political action committee he helped start in 2011 and now heads as executive director, grew from "humble recognition" of his party's shortcomings, many of which helped Republicans achieve a near-sweep in…
by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 03/21/12 at 05:21 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
March 21, 2012
Brandon Jones says the Mississippi Democratic Trust, a new political action committee he helped start in 2011 and now heads as executive director, grew from "humble recognition" of his party's shortcomings, many of which helped Republicans achieve a near-sweep in…
by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 03/21/12 at 05:21 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
Personhood Wants Another Vote
by Elizabeth Waibel
March 14, 2012
Personhood may be dead in the Mississippi Legislature, but supporters of last fall's ballot initiative to define embryos as human beings are stepping up their efforts to put another personhood amendment before voters.
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March 14, 2012
Personhood may be dead in the Mississippi Legislature, but supporters of last fall's ballot initiative to define embryos as human beings are stepping up their efforts to put another personhood amendment before voters.
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Pardongate Draws to a Close
by R.L. Nave
March 14, 2012
Two months after Haley Barbour's last-minute clemency acts sparked political controversy around Mississippi and the country, the Pardongate episode has came to a close. In a 6-3 vote handed down March 8, the Mississippi Supreme Court declined to overturn Barbour's…
by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 03/14/12 at 07:18 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
March 14, 2012
Two months after Haley Barbour's last-minute clemency acts sparked political controversy around Mississippi and the country, the Pardongate episode has came to a close. In a 6-3 vote handed down March 8, the Mississippi Supreme Court declined to overturn Barbour's…
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Wedge Issues Bring Heated Debates
by R.L. Nave
March 14, 2012
Democrats turned up the heat in debates over abortion, immigration and voter rights last week. Up against deadlines to get bills out of committee and through floor votes, the Mississippi House and Senate dispensed with noncontroversial items to tackle wedge-issue…
by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 03/14/12 at 07:15 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
March 14, 2012
Democrats turned up the heat in debates over abortion, immigration and voter rights last week. Up against deadlines to get bills out of committee and through floor votes, the Mississippi House and Senate dispensed with noncontroversial items to tackle wedge-issue…
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[Media Eye] Charging for Inexperience
by Valerie Wells
March 14, 2012
As a dozen experienced journalists at The Clarion-Ledger weigh the pros and cons of taking an early retirement, the daily newspaper's parent company wants to start charging for online content.
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March 14, 2012
As a dozen experienced journalists at The Clarion-Ledger weigh the pros and cons of taking an early retirement, the daily newspaper's parent company wants to start charging for online content.
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The Legislature: Week 9
by R.L. Nave
March 7, 2012
To channel Ivan Drago, the Italian Stallion's Soviet nemesis in Rocky IV: If a bill died this week, it died.
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March 7, 2012
To channel Ivan Drago, the Italian Stallion's Soviet nemesis in Rocky IV: If a bill died this week, it died.
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