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Business
Feds Replace Foreclosure Review With $8.5 Billion Settlement
The Independent Foreclosure Review was supposed to be a full and fair investigation of the big banks' foreclosure abuses, and it was trumpeted as the government's largest effort to compensate …
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French Troops in Mali to Fight Extremists
France's military started an air operation Friday to help Malian soldiers fight radical Islamists, drawing the former colonial power into a military intervention to oust the al-Qaida-linked militants nine months …
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Biden Seeks Video-Game Industry Input on Guns
Looking for broader remedies to gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to the video game industry for ideas.
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In Picking Lew, Obama Turns a Page at Treasury
Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee for treasury secretary, is a premier federal budget expert who would take the helm of the government's main agency for economic and fiscal policy …
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Biden to Meet with NRA to Discuss Gun Safety
Inviting in the opposition, Vice President Joe Biden will meet Thursday with the National Rifle Association.
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Biden Meets with Gun-Safety, Victims Groups
Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration's response to the shooting …
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Domestic Violence
What Happened to VAWA?
The Violence Against Women Act has been hailed as one of the most successful measures to reduce domestic abuse in the United States.
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Biden to Meet with Gun-Safety, Victims Groups
Seeking to spur fresh action on gun legislation, Vice President Joe Biden is meeting at the White House with victims groups and gun-safety organizations.
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US Banks to Pay $8.5B in Mortgage Settlement
Hundreds of thousands of Americans stand to benefit from the latest mortgage-abuse settlement, but consumer advocates say U.S. banks may be getting the best of the deal.
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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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Incarcerated Veterans Train Dogs for Other Vets
Hazard Wilson's new cellmate is a hairy bundle of energy whose playful zeal can't be contained by steel doors: a five-month-old golden retriever.
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Congress Ushering in New Members, with Old Divide
Congress is ushering in the new and the old — dozens of eager freshmen determined to change Washington and the harsh reality of another stretch of bitterly divided government.
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Fiscal-Cliff Deal No Recipe for a Robust Economy
Housing is rebounding. Families are shrinking debts. Europe has avoided a financial crackup. And the fiscal cliff deal has removed the most urgent threat to the U.S. economy.
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How to Change the World
Tamra Gordon was tired of watching the revolving door of abusers and their victims cycle through Clinton's courtrooms.
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Feedback: "ARF Battles for Life," by Jacob Fuller
ARF/MS has been saving the lives of hundreds of abused, neglected and unwanted animals since Katrina.
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Education
The Battle Over Schooling
Public-school K-12 education is slated to take a top spot on Mississippi lawmakers’ agendas again this year. Heat notwithstanding, Republicans will probably get their way on both issues.
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The Circus is in Town: 2013 Legislative Preview
Gov. Phil Bryant has big plans for the 2013 legislative session. For the past few months, he’s been busy selling his agenda.
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Domestic Violence
How Clinton is Reducing Domestic Abuse
Tamra Morgan was the driving force behind putting a batterer's intervention program into the Clinton judicial system's toolkit. The program has significantly reduced domestic violence in the city.
