Politics
Stokes: City Needs Jail
LaRita Cooper-Stokes is less than two weeks away from her third election for Ward 3 councilwoman in less than six months.
Personhood
New Abortion Regs Issued
On the same day that a federal judge heard arguments in the ongoing controversy over a new law aimed at abortion doctors, the Mississippi State Department of Health quietly rolled …
Personhood
Clinic Remains Open
State attorneys for the abortion-clinic law say the governor and lieutenant governor's statements about its intent shouldn't matter because they did not author the controversial bill. The judge may not …
Mayor's State of the City: 'Stay on Track'
Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. focused today on his handling of the city's budget in addition to other signs of progress.
Politics
Johnson: 'Jackson is Good'
Mayor Harvey Johnson gave his State of the City Address today. The message: "Jackson is good."
Politics
Target: Paraphernalia
The City Council will soon vote on an ordinance to impose state paraphernalia penalties on store owners who sell glass pipes.
Politics
Voter Fraud Problem?
Backers of voter identification in Mississippi and other states say the laws will eliminate voter fraud--but it may be a solution looking for a problem.
Politics
Proposal 'Mean Spirited'?
Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell wants to lock people up for panhandling.
Capitol
Bryant Chooses Oil Spill Recovery Panel
On July 4, Gov. Phil Bryant named four of his agency directors to a task force on state recovery projects related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
NAACP Launches Massive Voter Drive
The Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP is kicking off a voter-registration campaign designed to register and turn out more than 25,000 black voters to the polls this November
Politics
State Facing Voter ID Hurdles
State officials are running into problems with the new voter-identification law even before the federal government has approved or rejected it.
Health Care
ACA: 'Great But Not Perfect'
If anything, last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health-care overhaul—the Affordable Care Act—provided one more reason to mobilize for the November presidential election.
Lose the Health-Care Bickering
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act last Thursday predicated a firestorm of news and opinions.
Politics
Eight Years is Enough
Change is not a word a lot of people are comfortable with, especially in the South. But if you're frustrated with partisan politics, perhaps you should see fit to just …
Cover
This Man Wants to Be Mayor
Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee believes in opportunity: "I think it's fair to point out, too, that I'm not a corporate guy. I run a business on the corner of …
