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The Senate is pushing ahead on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would give …

• October 23, 2017

About Two Dozen NFL Players Protested During Anthems Sunday

Days after the NFL declined to change its rule on the national anthem, about two dozen players protested around the league Sunday.

On Sept. 25, days after President Donald Trump said players should be fired for protesting …

• October 23, 2017

Trump Voting Commission Criticized for Lack of Transparency

President Donald Trump's advisory commission on election integrity has integrity questions of its own—with some of its own members raising concerns about its openness.

Sens. Michael Bennet (pictured) of Colorado, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Amy Klobuchar of …

• October 23, 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.

House Speaker Puts Toyota Leader on Mississippi School Board

House Speaker Philip Gunn on Friday named Sean Suggs of Saltillo, vice president of manufacturing at the Toyota Motor Co. plant in Blue Springs, to the state Board of Education.

House Speaker Philip Gunn on Friday named Sean Suggs of Saltillo, vice president of manufacturing …

• October 20, 2017

“Same Kind of Different As Me” executive producer and co-writer Alexander Foard, director Michael Carney, …

• October 20, 2017

Cast members Renée Zellweger and Austin Filson pose together at the premiere of “Same Kind …

• October 20, 2017

Cast Member Renée Zellweger poses for a picture Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at the premiere …

• October 20, 2017

Author Ron Hall and his wife attend the premiere for “Same Kind of Different as …

• October 20, 2017

Director Michael Canery stands along with family on the red carpet at the premiere for …

• October 20, 2017

Gov. Phil Bryant waves as he and his wife proceeds into the movie premiere on …

• October 20, 2017

Red carpet host Miss Hospitality for posed for a photo on the red carpet on …

• October 20, 2017

"Same Kind of Different as Me" Movie Premiere

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• October 20, 2017

Governor to Court: State Flag Doesn't Violate Rights as Marriage Bans Did

Offending black citizens is not enough to block the Mississippi flag, attorneys for Gov. Phil Bryant argued to the U.S. Supreme Court this week; they must instead show that the …

Gov. Phil Bryant told the U.S. Supreme Court that Carlos Moore cannot show that the …

• October 20, 2017

"A Place for All People" at JSU, Tougaloo NASA Research and "Intersections of Gender and Place" at MUW

Mississippi University for Women is hosting "Intersections of Gender and Place," an art exhibition that focuses on women artists in the South whose work relates to gender issues and southern …