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County Can't Afford City Curfew for Minors
The Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center does not have the resources to house children picked up for violating a proposed curfew reinstatement, county officials told the Jackson City Council Planning Committee …
Council Confirms Three Melton Appointments
Jackson City Council voted to confirm three mayoral picks for top city positions this morning. Council members Frank Bluntson, Charles Tillman, Kennneth Stokes, Margaret Barrett-Simon and Marshand Crisler voted to …
Tea Party Weighs in on Redistricting
The Mississippi Tea Party wants a federal three-judge panel to toss a redistricting map that favors Democrats.
Why the PSC Race Matters
Few people attend the monthly meetings of the Mississippi Public Service Commission, outside of utility company officials and their host of attorneys. Generally, when the talk is about electricity, gas …
Talk
Playing Disaster Politics
Mississippi Secretary of State Mike Chaney is disputing that Attorney General Jim Hood does not deserve credit for the recent State Farm settlement with Mississippi. Hood announced last week that …
Mississippi to Receive $100 Million in Microsoft Settlement
The Mississippi Legislature may have a new tool to work with in straightening out the state's fiscal woes. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced at a June 11 press conference …
House, Senate Switch Roles
The Mississippi Legislature ended the $330,000 special session this week around 10 p.m. Friday night with a final package of bills intended to help rebuild the Coast. Lawmakers managed to …
Legislative Update: Smokes, Schools and Parks
The House agreed with the Senate in a 120-to-0 vote to roll the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi into the Health Department. Former tobacco lobbyist Haley Barbour killed the Partnership …
Not Enjoying Democracy
Today, the country that was founded on "no taxation without representation" contains a capital whose residents have no representation, but plenty of taxes.
The ‘Lord's Work'
In a silent but massive social shift, the Mississippi House voted unanimously to allow Medicaid to pay for home care for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries.
Bloomberg: Jackson 11th Strongest Economy
CORRECTION: We described circa, a store in Fondren, incorrectly. We should have said it is a lifestyle store.
[City Buzz] No. 22 February 14 - 21
Dennis Grant, Probation Services Company Offender Services Coordinator said in a letter to Mayor Melton that he has not received proof of Melton's recent surgery in Texas. Melton's bond for …
State Executions Illegal, Attorneys Say
Two Jackson attorneys are asking the state to delay multiple executions to get itself legal on the use of a new euthanasia drug.
Melton Draws Attention of A.G.
Attorney General Jim Hood told the Jackson Free Press that he has not opened a formal investigation into any possible lawbreaking by Jackson Mayor Frank Melton, despite headlines in the …
BREAKING: Mississippi Supreme Court Censors Dissenting Opinion
The Mississippi Supreme Court censored the dissenting opinion (PDF, 456 KB) of Justice Oliver Diaz yesterday, a possibly "unprecedented" move "in the history of American jurisprudence," according to Diaz.
City Council Feuds Over Secrecy
A meeting of the City Council descended into bitter acrimony Monday over whether or not to go into closed session regarding a construction contract. Reginold Harrion, deputy city lawyer for …
Undocumented Workers, Felons and Fines
Illegal immigrants and employers of illegal immigrants beware. The House passed Senate Bill 2988 by a wide margin today. The bill, called the Mississippi Employee Protection Act, forces all employers …
Crime High, Perception Bleak
Recent Jackson Police Department statistics reveal that major crime this year remains stubbornly high compared to last year's figures. Though the May 8-14 ComStat Overview Report reveals that crime is …
Frank Melton
Defense More Difficult This Time
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton will be back again in court July 16 for the Aug. 26, 2006, destruction of a duplex on Ridgeway Streetan incident first reported by the Jackson …
Will You Bother to Vote?
There's no argument that the right to vote has been hard won in Mississippi, but this election year only a fragment of the state's citizens, black or white, is likely …
