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Companies with $227M in Aid Employ Fewer than 500

Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative energy companies since 2010, but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it.

Unions Flip to Support Kemper in Exchange for Jobs

Mississippi Power Co.'s contractors have agreed to hire about 1,000 labor union members to build its Kemper County power plant, and a group of unions says it now supports the …

Bryant says Miss. Should Avoid Aid to Startups

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says it's too risky for the state to invest in startup companies like failed solar equipment firm Twin Creeks.

Solar Firm that Got $26M in Miss. Loans is Closing

Mississippi taxpayers may have only an empty Senatobia building and solar panel equipment to show for $26 million in loans to Twin Creeks Technologies.

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Stinker Quote of the Week: Haley Barbour on 'Proctology'

The problem is, however, that GOP operatives aren't looking to their policies to understand the loss; they're looking only to strategies and tactics.

Bryant Budget Steadfast in Health Care Opposition

Sen. Hillman Frazier said the state would miss out on millions of dollars in economic activity if it declines to expand Medicaid under the federal health-care reform law.

AP Interview: Trethewey a 'Cheerleader' for Poetry

Natasha Trethewey smashes stereotypes about poets. She's not stuffy. Or shy. Or aloof.

No Excuses, Men

Listen, guys, these days you have no excuse to let yourself—or your face—go.

Waller Leads Supreme Court race as Randolph, Coleman Win

Newcomer Josiah Coleman cruised to a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, while Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. held a solid lead over state Rep. Earle Banks, a Jackson Democrat …

Miss. to Vote on U.S. Offices, State Judicial Seats

Mississippi voters are preparing to choose one U.S. senator, four U.S. House members, four state Supreme Court justices and one judge for the state Court of Appeals.

Barbour: Hurricane Sandy Broke Romney's Momentum

"The hurricane is what broke Romney's momentum. I don't think there's any question about it," former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said on CNN's "State of the Union."

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JFP Endorses Earle Banks, Brad Morris

The JFP endorses Rep. Earle Banks and Brad Morris.

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The Deal With a Racist Devil

We seem to be going backward, not forward, on race and other bigotry issues.

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William Waller Jr.: No Agenda

Criticized for political donations, Mississippi State Supreme Court Chief Justice William Waller Jr. says as long as the state constitution requires judges to run for office, contributions are necessary.

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Marijuana Backers Courting Conservatives

It's not all hippies backing November's marijuana legalization votes in Colorado, Oregon and Washington.

Following the DHS Scanner Money

In order for low-income child-care centers to get reimbursed by the state, parents and guardians must scan his or her finger when picking up or dropping off their child.

Gov. Phil Bryant, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and the lobbying firm of former Gov. Haley …

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Barbour Criticizes Obama on Deficit... Then Criticizes Him for Budget Cuts

Stop Wasting Our Time

Here we go again.

JFP's Biggest Stories

Over the years, the Jackson Free Press has dug in deep on a number of big stories and topics that produced major results for the city and state.