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Sessions, who has assailed marijuana as comparable to heroin and has blamed it for spikes …

• January 4, 2018

Medicaid Meltdown?

Medicaid is arguably one of the more disliked state agencies in the Republican supermajority Legislature—constantly berated for eating up almost a sixth of the state's $6-billion budget in the last …

Manafort Sues Mueller, Justice Department Over Russia Probe

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department on Wednesday, saying prosecutors had overstepped their bounds by charging him for conduct that he …

Paul Manafort was indicted in October on charges, including money-laundering conspiracy, related to his lobbying …

• January 3, 2018

Starry Skies and Sneakers

If you know me, you probably know that Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers are one of my most favorite things in the world. I have probably about 10 to 15 pairs. …

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• January 3, 2018

EDITOR'S NOTE: Fighting Like a Woman in 2018

Like many women, I grew up in a world where our careers were already subject to the approval of the men who tend to run and fund stuff, and if …

We must root out those who prey on unwilling women (and men) and remake all …

• January 3, 2018

Indie Music Week Growing in Third Year

Now, in its third year, the week-long Jackson Indie Music Week festival is held across Jackson in various venues. It features showcases, industry panels, award shows and other events, and …

From left: Moderator Amanda Furdge, Teneia Sanders-Eichelberger, Sherry Cothren and Tawanna Shaunte were the guest …

• January 3, 2018

Honey, We Shrunk the General Fund: Medicaid, Education, Gang Debates Loom in 2018

The Joint Legislative Budget Committee, made up of lawmakers, adopted a budget that cuts the State's general fund by $66.1 million or 1.3 percent. The legislators' plan includes small increases …

Sen. Willie Simmons, D-Cleveland, called a Senate Transportation Committee meeting in August 2017, signaling the …

• January 3, 2018

Sen. David Blount, D-Jackson, (left) said he plans to introduce legislation again to stop the …

• January 3, 2018

Rebecca Sibilia, the director of education nonprofit EdBuild, answered questions from lawmakers last year in …

• January 3, 2018

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves plans to continue to shrink state government in the upcoming legislative …

• January 3, 2018

EDITORIAL: Equity, Transparency in Ed Formula Re-Write

From kindergarten to colleges and universities, education expenses make up more than half of the state's proposed budget.

Equity is essential to make the state's public schools successful, and lawmakers need to ensure …

• January 3, 2018

Council OKs Municipal Judges, Debates Bonds

June Hardwick, a Hinds County municipal judge under the first Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, returned to that post in late December after the Jackson City Council confirmed her and re-confirmed two …

The Jackson City Council confirmed three new Hinds County municipal judges in late 2017: June …

• January 3, 2018

UPDATED: Top Jackson, Hinds Officials Fight Charges, Settle Lawsuits for Harassment, More

The "Weinstein era" of exposing sexual misconduct has launched many powerful and high-profile men out of their career posts and into the spotlight for their raunchy and violating behaviors in …