Health Care
Dems Offer Medicaid Deal; Bryant Rejects
Mississippi Democrats continue to extend olive branches to legislative Republicans to find ways to accept federal Medicaid money.
City & County
Jackson Upgrades Bus Stops, Hires Election Consultant
The Jackson City Council had a busy night May 28. In the absence of Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell, the council voted unanimously to hire an election consultant, to provide …
City & County
Giving and Taking the Reins
More than 30 years of service to a city and a state culminated in one 4,000-word speech at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center May 29.
City & County
Chokwe Lumumba Celebrates Victory
The atmosphere in the Clarion Hotel's ballroom was electric moments before Chokwe Lumumba arrived on the scene to celebrate his election victory Tuesday. Lumumba was officially Jackson's next mayor.
City & County
The Press and Politicians
Over the weekend, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni wrote about politicians' new "controlled and controlling approach" for talking to voters.
Politics
Guest Commentary: Gov. Phil Bryant Is a Caveman
An Oxford mother responds to Gov. Phil Bryant's comments about working mothers.
City & County
Cornelius Griggs: Man Without a Party
Many Jackson voters are suffering election-cycle fatigue, but few are more exhausted by the political process than independent mayoral candidate Cornelius Griggs.
City & County
Lumumba: 'What a United Jackson Looks Like'
Chokwe Lumumba brushed off the notion that a rumored write-in campaign for fellow Jackson Councilman Quentin Whitwell would derail his plans to become the city's next mayor in Tuesday's general …
National
Six Facts Lost in the IRS Scandal
In the furious fallout from the revelation that the IRS flaggedapplications from conservative nonprofits for extra review because of their political activity, some points about the big picture and big …
City & County
UPDATED: Stealth Whitwell Write-in Campaign: 'You Can't Do It'
Jackson residents waging an underground write-in mayoral campaign for Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell are wasting their time, individuals familiar with Mississippi election law say.
City & County
Downing: The Man With the Answers
Ponto Ronnie Downing, self-proclaimed "Jesus freak," is running for the Ward 3 City Council seat on the Republican ticket.
City & County
Coleman: ‘It’s Our Time’
Marcus Coleman is careful to be respectful of his opponent, Margaret Barrett-Simon, but he says its time for a change in Ward 7.
City & County
Breaking Down the Democratic Mayoral Runoff Numbers
Jackson may not experience a huge racial divide on a daily basis, but once or twice every four years, one day certainly sets white and black people apart: Election Day.
City & County
Lumumba on Unity: ‘Stay; Give it a Shot
Chokwe Lumumba doesn't want any person or business to leave Jackson just because he will probably be the city's next mayor.
City & County
Williams: Families and Faith
Independent Jackson mayoral candidate Richard "Chip" Williams wants to focus on the family.
