Jacksonian
Ashlee Kelly
Ashlee Kelly wants to bring beneficial new housing options to Jackson in the form of tiny houses.
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Sweetheart Specials
Local restaurants such as 1908 Provisions will have decadent specials this Valentine’s Day.
Health Care
Amid Partisan Split, Medicaid Plan Passes Mississippi Senate
A proposal to keep Mississippi's Medicaid program alive is advancing in the Legislature.
Politics
British Judge Upholds Arrest Warrant for Julian Assange
A British judge on Tuesday upheld a U.K. arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, leaving him still a wanted man in the country where he has spent more than …
Immigration
Trump Aide: Some Immigrants 'Too Lazy' to Sign Up for DACA
Some immigrants may have been "too afraid" or "too lazy" to sign up for the Obama-era program that offered protection from deportation, White House chief of staff John Kelly said …
National
House GOP Plans Stopgap Spending Bill with Pentagon Funding
Senate leaders closed in on an agreement Tuesday to award whopping spending increases to both the Pentagon and domestic federal programs as well as long-sought disaster relief money and, perhaps, …
Business
Equal Pay Included in Bill Prohibiting Cities from Raising Minimum Wage
An equal pay amendment is included in a bill the Mississippi House of Representatives passed this morning prohibiting cities from raising the state minimum wage.
Biz Roundup
Lounge 114, Steve's Ribs and Grill, and Jackson Roof Deployment Project
Steve and Lisa Beagles, owners of Doe's Eat Place, recently opened a new restaurant called Steve's Ribs and Grill.
Person of the Day
Jenni Smith
For local activist and filmmaker Jenni Smith, the rights of women and members of the LGBT community are close to her heart.
Education
Proposal Would Erase 4-Year Limit on University Contracts
A senator says Mississippi could better compete for professors if the state did not limit university contracts to four years at a time.
City & County
Public Hearing on Pot Decriminalization Ordinance Today at City Hall
Ward 4 Councilman De'Keither Stamps proposed a change to Jackson's ordinances last week that would decriminalize possession of user-level amounts of marijuana. The public can attend a hearing at 6 …
Education
Vicksburg, Wingfield, Lanier High Schools Top 'Chronically Absent' List
More than 70,000 students were chronically absent in the 2016-2017 school year, chronic absentee data the Mississippi Department of Education released today show.
Person of the Day
Jane Hulon
Copiah-Lincoln Community College trustees unanimously named Jane Hulon as the college's eighth president, making her the first woman to lead the college.
Development
Analysis: Senators Argue Over State Tax Diversion to Cities
Sen. Hob Bryant, D-Amory, told the Senate Finance Committee that Senate Bill 2455 would send a slightly larger share of state sales tax revenue to cities and counties to help …
Politics
Veterans With Stress Could Get Right to Service Animals
Some military veterans could gain the right to have service animals with them wherever needed in Mississippi.
