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Miss. Lawmakers Face Long Budget Writing Process
Now that budget hearings are over, Mississippi lawmakers face a long process of deciding how to spend tax dollars for fiscal 2015, which begins July 1.
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City & County
Fortification Street Funding: Round Two
Jackson's Department of Public Works may have found a way to break the impasse with the city council that has slowed construction on the Fortification Street renovation project for almost …
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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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Bombing Suspect Heads to 1st Public Court Hearing
Survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing will watch as the young man who could face the death penalty for the attack appears in court for the first time since he …
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Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, the Top of the Hops Beer Festival is from 4-8 p.m. at Jackson Convention Complex.
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Spain Investigators: Train Driver Was on Phone
The driver was on the phone with a colleague and apparently looking at a document as his train barreled ahead at 95 mph (153 kph) — almost twice the speed …
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African Delegation Meets Egypt's Morsi
A high-level African Union mission met with Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, in the Islamist leader's second meeting with international diplomats this week after nearly a month in secret detention, …
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Gay Couples Get Hitched in Minnesota, Rhode Island
Gay couples began tying the knot in Minnesota and Rhode Island on Thursday, pushing the growing roster of places where same-sex couples can wed to more than a quarter of …
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Cleveland House in Kidnap, Rape Case is Demolished
Demolition began Wednesday morning on the Cleveland house where three women were held captive and raped over a decade.
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JFP
Question o' the Week: Who is the Most Beautiful Person You Know and Why?
The JFP's Question o' the Week: Who is the most beautiful person you know and why?
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Film
Landing a Miracle
The unspoken question, a bit more tangible as the investigation develops, bobbles up again: Is Whitaker to blame?
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Politics
The Young and the Restless
At first blush, Ghali Haddad sounds like a voter whom Republicans wouldn’t have to invest energy courting.
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Film
Bloody Good Show
“Skyfall” is an exquisite film that teams suspense, remorse, and dysfunction in the MI6 family with snappy banter and inventive direction.
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Art
Fresh Ink
I’ve always been fascinated by tattoos and the bold people who use their body as a canvas in order to showcase their life or passions in art.
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Events
It's the Weekend!
Today, the Handworks Holiday Market opens at 9 a.m. at the Mississippi Trade Mart; the event continues Nov. 17.
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Girl About Town
‘Tis the Season
I hadn’t even eaten all of my ghost-shaped marshmallow Peeps from Halloween before a friend posted a picture on Facebook of her fully decorated Christmas tree.
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Fiscal Cliff Quarrels Keep U.S. Stocks in Check
The stock market edged lower Monday morning, pulled down by old worries about the debt crisis in Europe and a political standoff over taxes and spending in the U.S.
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Stand in Solidarity With the Poor
What most people may not know is that while the poor are getting poorer in Mississippi--in no small part due to the loss of so many manufacturing jobs in recent …
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City & County
Black Leaders Come Together
Black leaders from across the country and nearly all walks of life, including government, education business, community and faith-based organizations and civil rights groups have descended on the capital city.
