Snapshot: Alliance Defending Freedom
Fights: Gay rights, same-sex marriage, secularism; Controversy: Accused of defending laws in Belize making homosexuality a criminal act subject to prison time.
Religious Freedom, Before and After
Excerpt from initially proposed Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act (2014)
State
Mental Health in Limbo?
The Mississippi State Hospital may be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act after closing its Community Services Division, which provided outpatient care for those suffering mental disabilities.
Politics
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad GOP Race for U.S. Senate
The clock is ticking for Sen. Chris McDaniel's senatorial campaign to file a challenge to the U.S. Senate race run-off election results after the Mississippi Republican Party certified Thad Cochran's …
Cover
Inside the AFA: How One ‘Hate Group’ Is Fighting the ‘Gay Agenda’
At the American Family Association headquarters in Tupelo, Miss., a staff of about 130 produces radio programs and other media to promote its Christian ideology.
City & County
Yarber Pushes for New Crime Tip System
Jacksonians may soon be able to send crime tips via text messages and pictures directly to officers at the Jackson Police Department—but will they?
Jacksonian
Biqi Zhao
Biqi Zhao sees intrinsic beauty and potential in not only the streets of Jackson, but in its citizens as well. As land use manager for the City of Jackson, she …
Politics
GOP Primary #Overnotover, McDaniel Vows Challenge
The Republican primary for U.S. Senate is officially over—except it's not quite over.
Biz Roundup
Local Food, Local Brews and Local Goods
The Mangia Bene restaurant group, which includes Sal and Mookie's New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint, BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar and Broad Street Baking Company, will host two …
Person of the Day
Evan Alvarez
The night before Evan Alvarez, 21, resigned from his position as chairman of the Mississippi Federation of College Republicans at Mississippi State University was a quiet one.
Politics
Dem Head: Hinds GOP Didn't Provide Poll Books to Check Voters
The head of the Mississippi Democratic Party is charging that the state Republican Executive Committee failed to have Democratic poll books on hand during the June 24 Republican Party runoff …
Politics
McDaniel Attorney Mitch Tyner Expects to Find 6,700 Bad Votes Cast for Cochran
McDaniel campaign attorney Mitch Tyner says he believes at least 6,700 fraudulent votes were cast in the Republican primary run-off, enough to negate Thad Cochran's win.
State
Hinds: Jackson Should Pay More for Inmates
People arrested in the city of Jackson, the largest municipality in Hinds County, also make up the majority of people incarcerated at the county-run Raymond Detention Center. That has long …
Business
Climate Change Hits America in the Gut
Climate change is creating significant new risks for the $65-billion-a-year U.S. corn industry, foundation for the nation's favorite soft drink sweetener—corn syrup—says a report released today by Ceres, a coalition …
Politics
Dems, Tea Party: Hosemann MIA on Voter Fraud Allegations
Democrats and tea-party conservatives took Republican Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann to task for not looking more closely at charges of voter fraud.
Person of the Day
Mickey Loomis
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis and the Saints came out the winners when a third party arbitrator ruled that team member Jimmy Graham is to be classified as …
Education
Taking MAEP to the People
After three weeks on the job, Better Schools, Better Jobs had signatures of 40,000 Mississippi voters for Initiative 42, which would require the state Legislature to fund "an adequate and …
Business
Setting Down Financial Roots
In an effort to shield Mississippi residents from predatory lenders, the Mississippi Center for Justice launched New Roots Credit Partnership, which helps connect residents to affordable banking.
Environment
Drilling Ruling Another Win for Gulf Boosters
When Derrick Evans talks about the challenges facing his home of Turkey Creek and the people who inhabit the community that former slaves founded on the Mississippi Gulf Coast near …
City & County
Tyrone Hendrix Bests Sweet, Takes Ward 6
Tyrone Hendrix is used to managing campaigns, but his recent foray into politics as a candidate also proved successful.
