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National
Resigning AG Eric Holder Was Key in Mississippi Cases
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's first African American AG and one of the longest-tenured members of first-black-President Barack Obama's cabinet, is stepping down.
Civil Rights
One Night in Ferguson
Ferguson has drawn people from all over the country. A handful of people also reportedly flew in from overseas. I traveled to Ferguson with three activists from Jackson.
Politics
Barbour Folds After 'Poker' Remark
This week, former governor Haley Barbour touched off more tumult, providing one more distraction for his party, by running his mouth.
Education
Prison Pipeline: National Security Threat?
The United States is facing a national security crisis—but not from a foreign enemy.
Justice
Manning Execution on Hold
Willie Jerome Manning came within a hair of being put to death Tuesday evening.
Politics
Sen. Chris McDaniel Takes Aim at Thad Cochran
Sen. Chris McDaniel's announcement yesterday that he will run for U.S. Congress in 2014 was more or a less a formality.
City & County
Lumumba: Please Help Us Clean Up Jackson
After Chokwe Lumumba's triumph in the May Democratic primary spurred a spate of race-tinged vitriol directed at Lumumba and Jackson's predominantly African American citizenry, the then-mayor-elect vowed to restore unity.
A Bullying Dilemma
Rayar Johnson, the mother of four daughters in Wayne County, says her girls have been victims of racial bullying for going on close to a decade.
Health Care
Citizens Want Up-or-Down Medicaid Vote
Medicaid expansion has been one of the most hotly debated subjects of the year across Mississippi and in the capitol's hallways. So far, however, no substantive debate on Medicaid expansion …
Politics
20-Week Abortion Ban Advances to Senate, Possibly Courts
One female lawmaker gave it her best shot, but the Mississippi House of Representatives approved a proposal this morning to ban abortions after 20 weeks of conception.
City & County
Despite Henley-Young Report, Frank Bluntson Says ‘I’m Calling the Shots’
On Oct. 18, 2014, a teenage boy was booked into the Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center. The boy has bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and the facility's medical staff did not believe …
Death of Choctaw Activist Rexdale Henry in Neshoba Jail Prompts Private Autopsy
A private autopsy is under way for Rexdale W. Henry, a 53-year-old man found dead inside the Neshoba County Jail in Philadelphia, Miss., on July 14.
Politics
Chris Epps, Ex-Prison Boss, Pleads Not Guilty in Corruption Case
Christopher B. Epps, the former director of Mississippi's prison system, sat in federal courthouse as some of the people around him made small talk, some even joking about the charges …
Politics
Hinds Election Snafu Could Bring Sanctions Against Commissioners
The Hinds County supervisors are calling on the local district attorney and the state attorney general to sanction the county election commission for failure to order the number of ballots …
City & County
City Almost Grounds 'Jackson Rising' Conference
A keystone of late Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's economic agenda, the Jackson Rising: New Economies Conference, which starts today, was almost derailed this week when the city of Jackson pulled its …
Person of the Day
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong, who had bypass surgery earlier this month, died Saturday at age 82 from what his family said were complications of heart procedures.
State
Mississippi Preps for Year's First Execution
Willie Jerome Manning, who is scheduled to be the first person Mississippi executes in 2013, is asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider several issues that could have affected his …
City & County
JPD: Homicides Way Down, Carjackings Way Up
A steady downward trend in major crimes in the capitol city continues, with one notable exception: carjackings.
State
Wives Resist Conjugal Visit Ban
Wives and family members of incarcerated men serving time in Mississippi prisons are urging state corrections officials to rethink the recent elimination of conjugal visits.
