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Hinds County Campaign Finance Reports Part II, June 2015
Hinds County Periodic Campaign-Finance Reports, June 2015. Part Two (M-Z).
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Guys We Love
Each Father's Day, we present the Guys We Love issue, which highlights men who are making a difference in the community. This year's batch is no exception.
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Education
Special Ed Groups on the Fence about Initiative 42
Initiative 42, the citizen-supported ballot measure to fully fund Mississippi's public-school system, boasts of having a broad coalition of support. However, a vocal and influential bloc aren't fully convinced that …
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Editor's Note
Givers We Love
I appreciate the presents my dad has bought me in the past, of course, but when it comes down to it, I'd rather hang out with him. I'd rather thank …
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LGBT
A Long, Long LGBT Road
Cameron Stewart and Amber Cameron have been together five and a half years. About a year ago, the couple had a backyard wedding ceremony with vows and commitments—but because they …
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State
Private Prison ‘Whack-a-Mole’
Legal advocates for prisoners in Mississippi say the state has failed to follow through on promises to create better conditions at Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and that attempts to address …
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Art
Rita B.
For more than two years, Cherita Brent has been taking the stage as stand-up comedian Rita B. Now, she's taking one giant step forward in her comedy career with her …
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LGBT
Mississippi's LGBT Community Awaits Supreme Court Decision
The Mississippi LGBT community is anxiously awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could federally legalize same-sex marriage, which would make it legal in the state.
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State
Blogger Gets 2.5 Years Over Senator's Wife Photo Conspiracy
A blogger who pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to breaking into a nursing home and shooting unauthorized video of the ailing wife of a U.S. senator was sentenced Monday to …
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US Archbishop Quits After Archdiocese Charged with Cover-Up
Pope Francis has started making good on his promise to not let even the most senior churchmen get away with sex abuse or cover-up.
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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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Business
Clarion-Ledger Loses 4, Including Publisher
The Clarion-Ledger continues to shrink, with the loss of at least four employees, including the paper's publisher, who has been with the company less than a year.
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State
2 Officers Hurt at Mississippi Jail; Officials Review Video
Sheriff's deputies were reviewing video surveillance footage Friday to determine what happened during a Mississippi jail incident that left two male officers injured.
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Person of the Day
Andrew Bucci
With a legacy that spanned eight decades, Andrew Bucci made a lasting impact on the Mississippi creative economy.
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Clarion-Ledger Publisher, 3 Employees Depart
By R.L. NaveThe Clarion-Ledger is reporting that president and publisher Jason P. Taylor is leaving the company.
On Wednesday, three employees--two sales people and one circulation staffer--also departed in the latest round of cuts at the C-L.
Taylor's announcement came less than one year after the announcement that he would take over operations at the Jackson daily as well as the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American and Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, succeeding Publisher Leslie Hurst.
One month later, Brian Tolley, then executive editor, said he was leaving the company; Tolley was eventually replaced by Sam Hall.
According to a story on the C-L's website, Taylor will go to work for Fairport, NY-based GateHouse Media as president and publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and serve as chief-executive officer of GateHouse Media Live and Virtual Events. In addition, he will oversee GateHouse Media's Western U.S. Publishing Operations as president.
"Over the past year, Mississippi Media has emerged and set a path to elevate The Clarion-Ledger, clarionledger.com and our suite of products and services. This team has come together to accomplish a true resurgence of a brand in motion," according to a quote attributed to Taylor.
Gannett East Group President Michael Kane said the Virginia-based company is working on a transition plan.
Taylor was the sixth C-L publisher since 2004.
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Judge Rules There's Evidence to Charge Cleveland Officers
Enough evidence exists to charge two police officers in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy who was holding a pellet gun outside a recreation center, a judge ruled on …
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Union: Hackers Have Personnel Data on Every Federal Employee
Hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee, a government worker union said Thursday, saying that the cyber theft of U.S. employee information was more damaging …
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Union-Backed Dems Make Final Push to Kill Obama's Trade Bill
Union-backed Democrats launched a last-ditch effort Thursday to scuttle President Barack Obama's trade agenda by sacrificing a favored program of their own that retrains workers displaced by international trade.
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Tamir Rice Case: Judge Rules There's Evidence to Charge Officers
Enough evidence exists to charge two police officers in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy who was holding a pellet gun outside a recreation center, a judge ruled on …
