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Jacksonians fill the second floor auditorium of the Mississippi Department of Education building with “#OurJPS” …

• September 20, 2017

The Path to a State Takeover of Jackson Public Schools

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• September 20, 2017

GOP Senator Defends Health Bill Against Kimmel's Attacks

Sen. Bill Cassidy defended his health care bill Wednesday after late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel accused the Louisiana Republican of lying to him about it, heightening the tension around the …

Sen. Bill Cassidy (pictured) defended his health care bill Wednesday after late-night TV host Jimmy …

• September 20, 2017

JFP co-founder, editor-in-chief and CEO Donna Ladd has rankled some who do not want women …

• September 20, 2017

Jackson's Creative Pulse: What Has Changed Since 2002, What Is Still Ahead

When this newspaper started 15 years ago this week, promising a rising creative class in Jackson on its cover, the capital city was a different place that nearly everyone said …

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• September 20, 2017

Funmi “Queen” Franklin (left) and Brad “Kamikaze” Franklin (right)

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Jeff Good

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Rita Brent

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Nick Wallace Photo courtesy Julian Rankin

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Mike Peters

• September 20, 2017

(Left to right, top to bottom) Tahirah AbuBakr, John Maxwell, Lynda Hasberry, Georgia Fyke Nesbitt, …

• September 20, 2017

Study: Most States Would Take a Hit from GOP Health Bill

Most states would take a stiff budgetary hit if the latest Senate GOP health care bill becomes law, according to an outside analysis released Wednesday. That would likely result in …

Named for Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (pictured) of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, …

• September 20, 2017

The JFP at 15: Raising Hell, Having Fun

The Jackson Free Press' official birthday is Sept. 22, my late badass mother's birthday. She was illiterate, but loved to tell stories and encouraged me to say whatever I needed …