City & County
Two Runoffs Highlight City Council Races
Four of Jackson's seven sitting City Council members have, for all intents and purposes, been re-elected, but two seats have yet to be decided headed into the May 21 primary ...
City & County
Let the Sunshine In
Campaign finance reports and their filing schedules have been an indisputable part of Jackson's 2013 municipal election process.
City & County
By the Numbers: Mayoral Primary
On Election Day last week, 35 percent of Jackson voters said Jonathan Lee was their top choice for mayor of Jackson. Another 24 percent said Chokwe Lumumba was their choice. ...
City & County
Contract for UMMC and Lee's MPI Comes in Focus
The details of a dispute between Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee's family company, Mississippi Products Inc., and an MPI customer that Lee has refused to name is becoming more clear.
City & County
Regina Quinn Endorses Chokwe Lumumba
Mayoral candidate Chokwe Lumumba gets what is perhaps the most coveted endorsement going into the Democratic primary runoff.
City & County
Is UMMC Mississippi Products' Unnamed Contractor?
Records indicate that the University of Mississippi Medical Center may be the mystery contractor Jonathan Lee won't name.
City & County
Low Turnout, Race Determined Runoff Candidates
Last Tuesday, 35 percent of Jackson voters said Jonathan Lee was their top choice for mayor of Jackson. Another 24 percent named Chokwe Lumumba as their choice. Problem is, only ...
Jonathan Lee's Miss. Products Responds to Lawsuit
Mississippi Products Inc., the company Jackson mayoral hopeful Jonathan Lee's family owns, has responded to one of several pending lawsuits against the west Jackson firm.
Economy
Everything We Know About What's Happened Under Sequestration
When the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt faced cancellation this year due to the package of mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration, the National Park Service kicked into high ...
City & County
Election Day Machine Snafus
Tuesday's municipal primary elections began by dealing with the county's new voting machines.
Politics
'Hope' and 'Change' Define Mayoral Campaigns
Before Jonathan Lee arrived to his election night party at the Penguin restaurant in west Jackson, local stations were already declaring him the victor in the Democratic primary race for ...
Politics
Are Executions Breaking MDOC’s Bank?
Starting in July, the Mississippi Department of Corrections will have four fewer community work centers, which provide inmate labor to local governments.
City & County
New Vote Machines Create Snags
The Jackson Free Press is hearing about a number of Election Day issues that seem to be associated with the use of new voting machines.
Jackson Elections Today; Report Poll Problems Here
As you go to the polls, report in about the problems.
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Endorsements: Jackson City Council
The Jackson Free Press endorses the following candidates in contested council races.
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Blogs
- Can you vote in the May 21 runoff if you didn't vote in the primary?
- Did This Year’s Mayoral Debates Further the Political Dialogue? That’s Debatable.
- FACTCHECK/UPDATED: Jonathan Lee Backers Gave More Than $1.2 Million to Republicans 18 comments
- Lumumba, 20/20 PAC End Week in Campaign Reporting Hall of Shame 5 comments
- The Strange Case of the JPOA Endorsement 6 comments
- Jonathan Lee Releases 14-Page Plan 4 comments
- Mayoral Debate Streamed Live April 30 1 comment
- Quinn Campaign Fires Back On New Crime Stats 22 comments
- Bryant Vetoes Rez Bill
- Terri Herring: Lobbyist? 7 comments
Blogs
- Can you vote in the May 21 runoff if you didn't vote in the primary?
- Did This Year’s Mayoral Debates Further the Political Dialogue? That’s Debatable.
- FACTCHECK/UPDATED: Jonathan Lee Backers Gave More Than $1.2 Million to Republicans 18 comments
- Lumumba, 20/20 PAC End Week in Campaign Reporting Hall of Shame 5 comments
- The Strange Case of the JPOA Endorsement 6 comments
- Jonathan Lee Releases 14-Page Plan 4 comments
- Mayoral Debate Streamed Live April 30 1 comment
- Quinn Campaign Fires Back On New Crime Stats 22 comments
- Bryant Vetoes Rez Bill
- Terri Herring: Lobbyist? 7 comments
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See the latest 100Enlightened1 I feel that was a bold but wonderful gesture on Ms. Quinn's part. The people really have spoken already! However, ...
May 25, 10:22 a.m. on Regina Quinn Asks Independents to Drop Out of Mayoral Race
Enlightened1 I feel that was a bold but wonderful gesture on Ms. Quinn's part. The people really have spoken already! However, ...
May 25, 10:22 a.m. on Regina Quinn Asks Independents to Drop Out of Mayoral Race
Donna Ladd BTW, WAPT still has that headline on the story: [here it is.][1] We asked the news director to provide us ...
May 24, 12:30 p.m. on WAPT Headline Misleads on Lumumba and Christopher Columbus
Duan @ AndGoodbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeee *Third, I'm guessing by your comments pointing out Republicans' actions that you think I somehow identify with them. ...
May 24, 9:03 a.m. on Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
Duan That's WAPT for you - that's why I don't even watch that station! They sensationalize everything Jackson, especially in regards ...
May 24, 9:01 a.m. on WAPT Headline Misleads on Lumumba and Christopher Columbus
Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
By Tyler Cleveland