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Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves told reporters Saturday night that the Senate and the House had …

• March 26, 2018

Steve Stricker

Steve Stricker pulled away on the back nine Sunday at Fallen Oak to win the Rapiscan Systems Classic for his second straight PGA Tour Champions victory.

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Frontier Gun Maker Remington Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

Remington, the storied gun maker that began turning out flintlock rifles when there were only 19 states in the Union, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization amid years of slumping sales …

In papers filed Sunday in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware, Remington outlined a plan to …

• March 26, 2018

Finance Complaint Filed in Mississippi US Senate Campaign

A nonpartisan group says in a complaint to the Federal Election Commission that a super PAC has been improperly organizing and funding activities for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel.

The Washington-based Campaign Legal Center filed the complaint Monday against a super PAC called Remember …

• March 26, 2018

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.

Lawmakers Agree on Nearly $250 Million Bond Package

Top Mississippi lawmakers said Saturday that they have agreed on a bond package of nearly $250 million to finance several projects.

Top lawmakers from the House and Senate agreed to a bond bill on Saturday; tonight …

• March 24, 2018

House Speaker Philip Gunn (right) said efforts to increase funding for state infrastructure is dead, …

• March 23, 2018

‘All That Is Dead’: Roads and Bridges Funding Dies at Legislature

Efforts to provide additional funding for roads and bridges are dead in the 2018 legislative session after Senate and House leaders could not come to an agreement on exactly how …

Tom Benson (right) with his wife Gayle Benson (left) Photo courtesy Tom Benson

• March 23, 2018

Alcorn State President Named New IHL Commissioner

The Institutions of Higher Learning board named Alfred Rankins Jr. the new commissioner of higher education for Mississippi on Friday, March 23.

The Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees named Alfred Rankins Jr., the current Alcorn …

• March 23, 2018

Jackson State University's Margaret Walker Center and creative-consulting group Significant Developments unveiled an interpretive plaque …

• March 23, 2018

Farish Quilt, New MUW President and UMMC/Memorial Collaboration

Jackson State University's Margaret Walker Center and creative-consulting group Significant Developments unveiled an interpretive plaque for the public art installation "Farish Quilt" in Farish Street Park on Thursday, March 22.