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Florida Pot Advocate Pulls Support for Miss Initiative

A Florida advocate of legalizing marijuana says a threat prompted him to withdraw his offer to pay supporters of Mississippi's petition drive to gather signatures on petitions for a statewide …

Kelly Jacobs of DeSoto County initiated the Ballot Initiative 48 drive. About 8,000 certified signatures …

• May 18, 2015

an Inspire Jackson event

• May 18, 2015

"Letters from a Transient" premiering Jackson

• May 18, 2015

Debuting comics "Love Sucks," "Tiara the Artizt's Life," and "Booty Shorts Girl."

• May 18, 2015

Debuting for the first time, three comic by women writers of color, "Love Sucks," "Tiara …

• May 18, 2015

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.

Mississippi Power Files Rate Plans to Pay for Kemper Plant

Mississippi Power Co. has filed three proposals seeking higher rates to pay for the $6.2 billion power plant that it's building in Kemper County.

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• May 15, 2015

Clintons Earned $25 Million From Speeches Since January 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton reports she and former President Bill Clinton have earned more than $25 million in speaking fees since January 2014.

Yarber: Infrastructure Red Tape Hurts Black Cities

Mayor Tony Yarber feels like he's between a rock and a hard place when it comes to addressing Jackson's failing infrastructure.

For several months, Mayor Tony Yarber has been on a crusade to redefine disaster so …

• May 15, 2015

B.B. King

B.B. King believed anyone could play the blues, and that "as long as people have problems, the blues can never die."

For generations of blues musicians and rock 'n rollers, B.B. King's plaintive vocals and soaring …

• May 15, 2015

Mississippi Sens. Thad Cochran (pictured) and Roger Wicker are supporting legislation to expand energy exploration …

• May 15, 2015

San Francisco Police Under Fire for Racist Texts

The original charges were shocking: Six San Francisco police officers were accused of stealing from drug dealers. Then federal prosecutors released racist and homophobic text messages.

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• May 15, 2015

1,000 Migrants Land in Indonesia, Thailand in Growing Crisis

More than 1,000 people fleeing persecution in Myanmar and poverty in Bangladesh came ashore in different parts of Southeast Asia on Friday, becoming the latest migrants to slip into countries …

House Set to Pass Defense Policy Bill Opposed by Obama

The House is on track to pass a nearly $612 billion defense policy bill, a measure that usually garners bipartisan support but this year has drawn a veto threat from …

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• May 15, 2015