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Republicans are getting ready for Senate votes on legislation scuttling former President Barack Obama's health …

• June 20, 2017

AP-NORC Poll: Few Favor Trump Move to Ditch Paris Accord

Less than one-third of Americans support President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, a new poll shows, and just 18 percent of respondents agree with his …

Less than one-third of Americans support President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris …

• June 20, 2017

McConnell says GOP Getting Ready for Senate Health Care Vote

Republicans are getting ready for Senate votes on legislation scuttling former President Barack Obama's health care law, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday among growing indications that the climactic vote …

Vigorous Absentee Voting Can Sway Mississippi Elections

State law allows voters who are 65 and older, or will otherwise be unavailable to vote on election day, to cast absentees through the mail or in person at a …

State law allows voters who are 65 and older, or will otherwise be unavailable to …

• June 19, 2017

Chokwe A. Lumumba's Road To City Hall

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• June 19, 2017

Previously Secret Children's Mental Health Report: State Institutionalizes Too Many Kids

After nearly two years of litigation, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate ordered the State of Mississippi to release a 2015 report on its system of mental-health care for children, referred …

A 2015 report, finally released to the public late last week, shows that the state …

• June 19, 2017

Analysis: Unclear Path for Revamp of Mississippi Student Aid

As tuition grows more expensive at Mississippi's universities and community colleges, more students are seeking aid to help them pay. But the state's financial aid programs have problems of their …

As tuition grows more expensive at Mississippi's universities and community colleges, more students are seeking …

• June 19, 2017

Larry Grantham

Former New York Jets outside linebacker Larry Grantham, a starter and defensive standout on the 1969 Super Bowl team, has died. He was 78.

Justices Say Government Can't Refuse Disparaging Trademarks

The Supreme Court says the government can't refuse to register trademarks that are considered offensive.

In Spite of Tweet, Lawyer Says Trump Not Under Investigation

A member of the president's outside legal team says Donald Trump is not under federal investigation, days after Trump appeared to confirm he was with a tweet about being the …

A member of the president's outside legal team says Donald Trump is not under federal …

• June 19, 2017

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 Fires Testing Firm After Exams Wrongly Scored

The Mississippi Department of Education is firing a testing company, saying scoring errors raise questions about the graduation status of nearly 1,000 students statewide.

JPD: Crime Down in Jackson Despite Recent Horrendous Murders

Jackson Police Department leaders praised each other Thursday afternoon, June 15, for decreasing major crime percentages by 14.6-percent from 2016 to 2017, despite recent acts of violence in Mississippi.

Caroline Herring

Longtime listeners of "Thacker Mountain Radio Hour" may recognize one voice in particular at the program's latest live taping. Canton-native folk singer Caroline Herring will be a featured guest when …