Jackson Free Press

Hindering Justice? DA Smith Back on Trial

The second trial of Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith kicked off at 9:03 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, with a jury of seven women and five men who did …

Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith (pictured) is back on trial for trying to …

• August 2, 2017

Mississippi State Auditor Stacey Pickering is working on a bipartisan data-mining project to be able …

• August 2, 2017

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• August 2, 2017

Medicaid Fraud Solutions: Two Ways

State Auditor Stacey Pickering is driving a bi-partisan approach to Medicaid fraud that stands in stark contrast to legislation the Republican supermajority in the Mississippi Legislature passed this past session.

Regulators Seek More Utility Work for Mississippi Companies

Mississippi regulators have finalized an effort to push utilities to do more to hire locally based companies.

Daniel Berry

Jackson native Daniel Berry says he has always been interested in the engineering behind fast cars such as the ones in Formula 1 and IndyCar racing. It was working on …

Photo courtesy Daniel Berry

• August 1, 2017

The "Hire Mississippi" rule applies to companies like Entergy Corp. and Mississippi Power Co., which …

• August 1, 2017

Senate Confirms Christopher Wray, Trump's Choice for FBI

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Christopher Wray to lead the FBI, replacing James Comey, who was abruptly fired by President Donald Trump amid the investigation into Russia meddling in last …

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Christopher Wray to lead the FBI, replacing James Comey, who …

• August 1, 2017

GOP Shows Signs of Reaching Out to Democrats on Health Care

Republicans showed signs Tuesday of reaching out to Democrats for a joint if modest effort to buttress health insurance markets, four days after the GOP effort to unilaterally uproot and …

The Republican chairman of the Senate health committee, Tennessee's Lamar Alexander, proposed bipartisan legislation extending …

• August 1, 2017

Kushner Says Trump Campaign Was Too Dysfunctional to Collude

President Donald Trump's son-in-law told a group of congressional interns that the Trump campaign couldn't have colluded with Russia because the team was too dysfunctional and disorganized to coordinate with …

President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, told a group of congressional interns that the Trump …

• August 1, 2017

Mississippi Physician's Sentencing on Prison Bribery Delayed

Sentencing has been delayed until at least September for a physician who pleaded guilty in May to bribing Mississippi's former corrections commissioner.

Jackson Airport Lands $5 Million Federal Grant

The Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport received a federal grant this week to complete necessary improvements to the airport's runway.

The Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport received a $5.17-million federal grant for necessary runway-lighting repairs this …

• August 1, 2017