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Politics
Mississippi Lawmakers Hold Shortened Set of Budget Hearings
Mississippi lawmakers are holding two days of public hearings to start planning how state government will spend taxpayers' money during the coming year.
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City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
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City & County
Jackson Spends $56K Cleaning Up Problem State Properties
Starting last year, the City revamped the way it handles complaints against rundown houses and unkempt properties.
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Person of the Day
Kathleen Suedel
Kathleen Suedel is a familiar face to any student athlete at Clinton High School.
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Charleston Church Suspect's Friend Charged with Lying to FBI
A friend of the man accused of gunning down nine parishioners at a Charleston church is charged with lying to federal authorities and concealing information during their investigation, and he …
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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's Attorneys to Present Case at Hearing
Bowe Bergdahl will not be among the four witnesses that his lawyers plan to call to testify at the hearing to determine if the Army sergeant should face a court-martial …
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Israel Calls Up Reservists Following Holy Site Violence
Israel made a rare decision on Friday to call up a few hundred border police reservists to beef up security, following Palestinian riots at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site and …
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House Bills Hit Planned Parenthood, Some Abortion Doctors
Republicans pushed bills targeting Planned Parenthood and curbing some abortion procedures toward House passage Friday, with party leaders hoping the legislation will help mollify fractious conservatives demanding a face-off with …
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Trump Declines to Correct Man Who Says Obama is Muslim
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump declined to correct a questioner at a town hall event who incorrectly stated that President Barack Obama is Muslim, and the billionaire real estate mogul …
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Prison for Man Who Helped Place Noose on Civil Rights Statue
A former University of Mississippi student who admitted helping place a noose on a statue of a civil rights activist is going to prison.
