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Pope Speeds Up, Simplifies Process for Marriage Annulments
Pope Francis radically reformed the Catholic Church's process for annulling marriages Tuesday, allowing for fast-track decisions and removing automatic appeals in a bid to speed up and simplify the procedure.
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Ted Cruz Cozies Up to Donald Trump, Aims for His Supporters
On Wednesday, at Ted Cruz's invitation, Donald Trump is to appear with him at a Capitol Hill rally protesting the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran.
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Migrants Keep Entering Hungary as Work on Fence Speeds Up
Hungarian authorities on Tuesday began busing weary migrants and refugees to a nearby registration center, defusing some tensions at Hungary's southern border with Serbia.
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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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City & County
Jackson Property Tax Rate Remains Flat
Property owners in Jackson will see their tax rate remain unchanged from last year, but the city anticipates lower revenue collections from property taxes.
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Health Care
HHS Unveils Civil Rights Protections For Transgender Patients’ Health Services
The Obama administration has barred medical providers and insurers from discriminating based on gender in treatments or access to facilities or services.
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With Clerk Jailed, Gay Kentucky Couple Gets Marriage License
William Smith Jr. and James Yates became the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage license Friday morning in Kentucky's Rowan County.
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Education
Jackson Charter Schools Get $1 Million Boost from GOP Donor, Philanthropist
Two new charter schools in Jackson are getting a big boost from a former chief executive officer, philanthropist who donates money to conservative Republicans.
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Art
Chane Unveils The Wonder Lab at Fondren's First Thursday
After nearly $9,000 out of pocket in renovation, Ron Chane is today unveiling The Wonder Lab, a collection of studio spaces that he hopes will be a springboard for Jackson …
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Person of the Day
Robert Walker
Vicksburg native Robert Walker is starting his second term as interim athletic director at Jackson State University, a position he previously held from February to August 2011.
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Judge Jails Kentucky Clerk for Refusing Marriage Licenses
A federal judge ordered a defiant county clerk to jail for contempt Thursday after she insisted that it would violate her conscience to follow court orders to issue marriage licenses …
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Abortion
Texas Abortion Clinics Appeal to Supreme Court
Texas abortion clinics are asking the Supreme Court to take up a major case about abortion rights in the midst of the 2016 presidential campaign.
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MasterChef Meet Cute
Jackson is on the menu for the next season of FOX's hit program "MasterChef." The network announced its seventh season casting route, which includes a stop in Jackson on Saturday, …
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Art
A Lesson in Pop Art
Pop artist Adrienne Domnick recently sat down with the Jackson Free Press at Offbeat in midtown, where she paints, lives and serves as president of the Business Association of Midtown.
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Konnichiwa from Japan
The Mississippi Children's Museum is now helping kids learn more about Japanese culture with the "Hello from Japan!" traveling exhibit.
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Two More Charter Schools Coming to Jackson
By adreherThe Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board unanimously approved an application for two new charter schools to open in Jackson. RePublic Schools Inc. will run both schools: Joel D. Smilow Collegiate and Joel D. Smilow Prep. RePublic Schools Inc. is the charter management organization that opened one of the first charter schools in Mississippi this year, Reimagine Prep.
Smilow Collegiate will be serve grades K-8, and Smilow Prep will serve grades 5-8. The schools will grow by a grade level each year until they reach 8th grade. The two charter schools will be located on the same campus at Northside Drive on the old campus of Wesley Biblical Seminary. By 2023, both schools could have an enrollment of 1600 students.
The two charters will have to pass all of the requirements and inspections as prescribed by Mississippi's charter school law of the board before officially opening. Any student within the Jackson Public Schools district will be welcome to apply, and applications will go into a lottery only if the number of applications received exceeds the number of slots available.
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Do the Right Thing in Disasters
There's an expression that says if the nation sneezes, Mississippi catches the flu.
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Civil Rights
The Katrina Education Lie
Among the many reflections on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast, the discussion of its effects on schools in New Orleans may be the most disingenuous.
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Politics
Howard Industries’ Secret Life
Many of Howard Industries' predominantly black workers say they're underpaid for the hard, grueling work they do, but negotiations with management went nowhere after at least 16 meetings.
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Bryan's Rant
College Football’s Realities and Arrests
Thursday marks the start of the 2015-2016 college football season. Here are a couple of things to chew on while you wait for your favorite team to kickoff the season.
