City & County
Council Gives Yarber Salary Ultimatum
The Jackson City Council held its nose and passed Mayor Tony Yarber's $390 million budget proposal Monday night. But the vote comes with strings attached, council members warned and could …
Politics
Hosemann Group Studies Election Fixes
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said he plans to push in the 2015 Legislature to remove voters' birth dates from poll books, saying they are sensitive information that's no …
Politics
Hosemann Twists Voter ID Facts, Again
At last July's Neshoba County Fair, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann upped the ante on the usual GOP talking points of "business good, government bad"; state's rights; Obama's failures.
MPB: Don’t Treat Us Like Children
Once again, Mississippi Public Broadcasting—which receives public dollars—has initiated a form of censorship to keep certain controversial content away from a Mississippi audience.
Domestic-Violence Victims Can Waive Utility Deposits
Mississippi domestic-violence victims can now overcome a major hurdle to starting a new life away from their abusers.
City & County
Stamps' Gun Ordinance Advances
Since late last year, Ward 4 Councilman De'Keither Stamps, who also presides over the city council, has been tossing the idea around of requiring gun-owners to report their firearms stolen …
Business
Yarber Wants Council to Hear Costco Appeal
After losing a fight at the city planning board on Aug. 27 to rezone 50 acres of land near Lakeland Drive and Interstate 55, Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber plans to …
Miss. House Speaker Plans Listening Tour of State
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn will travel the state in late September to gather ideas for the 2015 legislative session, and he said he'd like to hear possible ways to …
LGBT
Faith Leaders: Do State Politicians Really Follow Christ?
From the rolling back of abortion rights to extolling the virtues of teen abstinence and one-man-one-woman marriage to protecting religious freedom, Mississippi's elected leaders say they are all about spreading …
City & County
Yarber Budget Slashes Spending 20 Percent
Mayor Tony Yarber said his first budget proposal, presented Wednesday to the city council, "mixes aspiration with reality, hope with hard truth and inspiration with intractable assessments of yet another …
Politics
Tyner Explains Irregular Vote: McDaniel Lawyer Listed in Challenge
Last week the Internet poked fun at state Sen. Chris McDaniel's challenge to the election results of the U.S. Senate race due to one piece of evidence included in the …
Politics
Mississippi Primaries: Open or Not?
Party primaries in Mississippi are considered "open," even though the state's election code states that "no person shall be eligible to participate in any primary election unless he intends to …
Politics
McDaniel Wants Closed Party Primaries
State Sen. Chris McDaniel says the election process should be more restrictive, calling for a closed party primary at a press conference today.
Politics
‘Hocus Pocus’: McDaniel Challenges Votes, Interprets Election Law
The two-inch-thick "Election Integrity Challenge" binder, compiled and released by the U.S. Senate campaign of state Sen. Chris McDaniel, documents everything from alleged vote-buying schemes to illegal crossover voters to …
Cover
Evan Alvarez: Dumping the GOP
After Evan Alvarez resigned from his position as chairman of the Mississippi Federation of College Republicans and changed his political affiliation, a media frenzy ensued.
