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National
Trump Warns Comey: Better Hope There Are No 'Tapes' of Talks
President Donald Trump, in a warning to his fired FBI director, said Friday that James Comey had better hope there are no "tapes" of their conversations. Trump's tweet came the …
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National
US Prosecutors Told to Push for More, Harsher Punishments
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is directing federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious charges possible against the vast majority of suspects, a reversal of Obama-era policies that is sure to …
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Politics
Mississippi Court: Judges Booted for Misconduct Gone Forever
The Mississippi Supreme Court says that once a judge has been ordered from office because of misconduct, that person can never again hold the same judicial post.
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City & County
Lumumba Files Finance Address Supplement, GOP Nominee Wells Unaware of Need to File
The Democratic nominee for Jackson mayor has filed a supplement listing missing campaign-donor addresses, while the GOP nominee says he didn't know he had to disclose the information.
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Politics
Nearly $74K Paid in Legal Fees in Mississippi Election Spat
The Mississippi public has paid nearly $74,000 to defend legislators in a federal lawsuit by voters who say they were disenfranchised in a state House race that went to a …
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Lumumba Primary Campaign Report Supplement
The Chokwe Lumumba mayoral campaign as filed a supplement report to its April 25 primary finance filing listing addresses and other information.
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Health Care
How ‘Trumpcare’ Could Hurt Mississippians
The U.S. House of Representatives made good on President Donald Trump's campaign promise of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act last week, but the legislation could have dire impacts …
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Civil Rights
A ‘State of Siege’ in Madison County?
Khadafy and Quinnetta Manning are two of the 10 black Madison County residents suing the county and Sheriff Randall Tucker in a federal class-action lawsuit the ACLU of Mississippi filed …
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City & County
Making of a Landslide: Chokwe A. Lumumba and a Changing Jackson
Primary night wasn't supposed to end that way. Chokwe Antar Lumumba could not possibly beat nine Democratic opponents outright and avoid a run-off. Here's why he did.
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Editor's Note
Doers, Builders, Creators: Let’s Get Organized
I've been saying it for a hot minute about Jackson, and particularly about creatives, professionals and local business interests in Jackson—we need to get organized.
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Biz Roundup
Jackson Cash & Carry, Doe's Eat Place and Baptist Health Merger
Greg Price, who owns grocery store Jackson Cash & Carry with his brother, Chester Price, recently partnered with Hope Credit Union and Hope Enterprise Corporation to move the business from …
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Civil Rights
Lawsuit: Madison County Sheriff Targeting Black People with 'Top-Down Program'
Ten black Madison County residents joined the ACLU of Mississippi this morning to announce a new federal class-action lawsuit against Madison County and Sheriff Randall Tucker.
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Health Care
AHCA Would Result in More Uninsured, Costlier Coverage in the South
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the current healthcare legislation proposed by Congress—the American Health Care Act, or AHCA—would cause 24 million people to lose health insurance coverage by 2026.
