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Development
At Capitol, Much at Stake for Jackson
With a renewed push underway for a local-option sales tax, Jackson could at last get some aid in paying for maintenance projects the city has in the works.
Person of the Day
Wendy Bradford
Up to 300,000 children are at risk for sexual exploitation each year in this country according to the Polaris Project, an organization located in Washington, D.C., that fights global trafficking.
Business, Unions Negotiating Guest Worker Program
Business leaders and labor union officials are delving into high-stakes negotiations over a particularly contentious element of immigration reform—a guest worker program to ensure future immigrants come here legally.
Small Ala. Town: Relief that Child Hostage is Safe
A 5-year-old boy was back with his ecstatic family and playing with his toy dinosaur after his nearly weeklong ordeal as a hostage in an underground bunker was ended by …
Obama Seeks to Avoid Sequester with Short-Term Fix
President Barack Obama will ask Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic across the board …
Dell in $24.4B Founder-Led Deal to Go Private
Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that represents the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried …
Some Reproductive Health Bills Set to Die in Miss. House
At least two bills affecting reproductive health will die in the Mississippi House because a chairman says he won't bring them up for debate before a Tuesday deadline.
FBI: Officers Stormed Bunker When Child in Danger
Officials say they stormed a bunker in Alabama to rescue a 5-year-old child being held hostage there after his abductor was seen with a gun.
State
Hinds E911 Fund Almost Empty
Hinds County's emergency-communications system is in a state of financial emergency.
Health Care
Fed Economist Steps Into Dispute On Geographic Differences in Health Spending
An economist at the Federal Reserve has re-stoked the debate over the causes of regional differences in Medicare spending, and her analysis disputes some of the thinking behind a number …
Person of the Day
Adam Huttler
While completing his junior year, studying in London at the British American Drama Academy and finishing college at Sarah Lawrence College, Adam Huttler founded a company.
Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Women of Color Summit is Friday, Feb. 8 at Mississippi State University in the Colvard Student Union's Foster Ballroom.
Plan July 6 to Outline Spending of BP Spill Fines
The committee set up to manage most environmental fines going to the states affected by the BP oil spill of 2010 says it will release its plan July 6.
Obama Says Boy Scouts Should Allow Gays as Members
President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions …
Taliban Peace Talks Flounder as Troops Draw Down
The Afghan peace effort is floundering, fraught with mistrust and confusion among key players even though the hard-line Taliban militants show signs of softening and their reclusive, one-eyed leader made …
Body Count Rises in Mexico Blast
Mexico's state-owned oil company says it has found two more bodies amid the rubble of a headquarters building damaged by a still-unexplained blast. The find raises the death toll of …
Bullying Study: It Does Get Better for Gay Teens
It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the …
Ravens Edge 49ers 34-31 in Electric Super Bowl
For a Super Bowl with so many story lines, this game came up with quite a twist.
Obama to Campaign for Gun Proposals in Minnesota
Obama is seeking to rally support from the public and law enforcement community.
