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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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JFP Interviews
'Thinking Out of the Box': The JFP Interview with Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman won the most votes (about 31 percent) on June 5 in the Democratic primary for Sen. Roger Wicker's Senate seat.
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JFP Interviews
'I Don't Mind Long Odds': The JFP Interview with David Baria
David Baria knew he was fighting an uphill battle when he decided to run for U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker's long-held Senate seat. Baria's first challenge, however, is securing the Democratic …
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JFP Interviews
Whit Hughes: 'Ready to Fight' in Congress
In a recent interview with the Jackson Free Press, Whit Hughes did not veer far from the established Republican line his mentor Haley Barbour made popular—low taxes, scant regulations (including …
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National
AP Explains: Rebooting Poor People's Campaign 50 Years Later
Thousands of anti-poverty activists have launched a campaign in recent weeks modeled after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Poor People's Campaign of 1968.
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National
Trump to Deny Funds to Clinics that Refer for Abortion
The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule banning federally funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions, or sharing space with abortion providers.
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Abortion
OPINION: Anti-Abortion Laws Won’t Stop Abortions. Eradicating Poverty Could.
"Making it more difficult for residents to access abortions won’t stop women from doing so. ... We must first address the No. 1 factor that appears to drive the demand …
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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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Personhood
Tightest Abortion Law in US on Hold for Several More Months
The most restrictive abortion law in the United States will remain on hold for at least several more months.
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Health Care
Clinic Widens Challenge of Mississippi Abortion Restrictions
Mississippi's only abortion clinic is expanding its challenge of a state law that bans abortion after 15 weeks.
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City & County
OPINION: Mississippi Women's Activist—Bernie Sanders Can't Come to the Cookout
"This town hall isn't special; they are taking the usual Bernie town hall and putting Martin Luther King's name on it. It's glaringly obvious, offensive and frankly it is just …
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Editorial
EDITORIAL: Legislature Budgets for Critical Needs, Neglects Others
The 2018 legislative session's story largely revolves around Republicans' inability to get a lot done due to failed negotiations between the House and the Senate.
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Person of the Day
Rep. Andy Gipson
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday appointed a third-term state lawmaker to be the state's new agriculture commissioner.
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Politics
Dead or Alive: What Bills Survived, Or Didn't, in the 2018 Legislative Session
While the budget is intact, many other Republican priorities and proposals died this session. Here is a short list of what survived and what did not.
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Personhood
US Judge Extends Temporary Block on 15-Week Abortion Ban
A federal judge in Mississippi has extended his temporary block on the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.
