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Local Sales-Tax Option Still Alive for Jackson

Jackson's hopes for a local-option sales tax remain alive in the state Senate, while bills that would have extended that choice to voters across the state died in both the …

Bill to Seal Concealed Gun Info Reaches Governor

The Mississippi House has sent a bill to the governor's desk to block public access to information about state-issued permits for people to carry concealed weapons.

Odds Against Him, Obama Still Betting on Big Deal

Obama says he again wants a fiscal deal to raise taxes and trim billions from entitlement programs.

Congress Renews Anti-Violence Law

House Republicans raised the white flag Thursday on expansion of the Violence Against Women Act.

Workers Anxious As Cuts Set to Take Effect

Five hundred miles from Capitol Hill, the men and women of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard are worrying about paying rent, searching for new jobs and caring for sick loved ones.

Growing Push to Halt Workplace Bullying

Margaret Fiester is no shrinking violet, but she says working for her former boss was a nightmare.

Army GI Says He Leaked Secrets to Spark War Debate

After almost three years in custody, the Army private accused in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history said he did it because he wanted the public to …

How Budget Cuts Could Affect You

Automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect Friday are expected to touch a vast range of government services.

Plight of the American Bumblebee: Disappearing?

It's not just honey bees that are in trouble. The fuzzy American bumblebee seems to be disappearing in the Midwest.

Obama Urges Court to Overturn Gay Marriage Ban

In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban and turn a skeptical eye on similar prohibitions …

Work Stopped at Fulton Ethanol Plant

Although far behind schedule, Mississippi officials say plans for BlueFire Renewables Inc.'s biofuels plant aren't dead, just dormant.

JSU to Produce eBook on Alexander, Evers

Jackson State University will produce a digital short about the connection between slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers and author Margaret Walker Alexander.

It's the Weekend!

On Saturday, the JFP sponsors the Jackson 2000 Friendship Ball at 7 p.m. at Hal & Mal's.

Why the Supreme Court May Rule Against the Voting Rights Act

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, a case challenging the constitutionality of a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Dr. Michael V. Williams

When Dr. Michael Vinson Williams discusses his most recent book, "Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr," one can only wonder where he obtained the passion to write such an in-depth biography of …

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Sequester to Affect Mississippi's Children

Today marks the deadline for Congress and the president to agree on a plan to avoid the $85 billion in automatic, indiscriminate spending cuts called the sequester.

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Bulldogs Stun Rebels in Basketball Upset

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State had a 13-game losing streak, only seven scholarship players and every reason in the world to roll over for Mississippi on Saturday in front …

Mississippi Baby Born with HIV Apparently Cured

The child, who's now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year, shows no signs of infection.

Obama Outside Groups Forming Influence Network

President Barack Obama learned in his first term that he couldn't change Washington from the inside, saying in the heat of his re-election race: "You can only change it from …

Biden Leads Re-Enactment of Voting Rights March

More than 5,000 people followed Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma's annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee.