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Open Thread on 1st Presidential Debate, Oct. 3, 8 p.m.

Join the JFP and friends tonight as we discuss (or get snarky about) the first presidential debate.

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Mississippi Women's Turn: Can They Break the Political Ceiling?

The political landscape might have shifted in Mississippi, but in 2012, women are still struggling with the same issues.

Obama, Romney Meet for High-Stakes Theater Tonight in First Debate

President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney come face to face for the first time in this presidential campaign Wednesday night.

Rights Group: Hamas Abusing Palestinians in Gaza

In a new 43-page report, Human Rights Watch documented a long list of abuses that it said Palestinians in Gaza endure under the justice system run by Hamas, which has …

Stocks Edge Higher After Positive Private Jobs Report

pair of encouraging economic reports helped nudge the stock market higher Wednesday. Measures of business activity in the service sector and job growth last month came in better than economists …

The Delusion and Paranoia of 'Obama's America 2016'

Conservatives have been abuzz this year about "2016: Obama's America," a documentary by Dinesh D'Souza, claiming to expose the "real" Barack Obama.

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Following the DHS Scanner Money

In order for low-income child-care centers to get reimbursed by the state, parents and guardians must scan his or her finger when picking up or dropping off their child.

Tonja Murphy

Tonja Murphy, a single mother, is Jackson Public Schools' "Parent of the Year," and the after-school mentoring program coordinator at Rowan Middle School for Operation Shoestring, where she mentors both …

Raising An Army

This past Monday night, I sat in an auditorium at Millsaps College packed with students—mostly female, but many males as well—and watched the documentary "Half the Sky."

Charlie Mars: Keeping It Real

Charlie Mars has been writing songs and playing in bands since he was a high schooler growing up in Laurel.

Watch It Tonight: Greenberg Gets a Second 'Big League' At-Bat... 7 Years Later

Only hours before getting his second chance in the big leagues, Adam Greenberg admitted he was nervous. Not about facing one of baseball's best pitchers — but about some pregame …

Kentucky Will Field Two Freshmen QB's Against No. 20 Mississippi State

Kentucky will lean heavily on two freshmen quarterbacks going forward with starter Maxwell Smith out indefinitely with an ankle injury.

Prisons Could See Budget Boost

MDOC Commissioner Chris Epps could soon see a budget increase.

Food Trucks, Grants and a Winter Wonderland

BankPlus and Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas presented two Jackson organizations with $4,000 grants.

Ambrose Tabb

In Jackson, Ambrose "Eli" Tabb was influential in the high school arts scene, but is most noted for his relentless pursuit of social justice.

Entergy Replaces Union Workers After Talks Fail

Entergy Nuclear has locked out union security workers at its nuclear plant near Port Gibson, Miss., after contract negotiations with the United Government Security Officers of America Local 36 failed.

Black, Latino Churches Using 'Souls to Polls' to Rally Vote

It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation.

AG: Feds Need More Info Before Pre-clearing Voter ID in Miss.

The Department of Justice has responded to the State’s request for pre-clearance of the voter ID law as presented in House Bill 921 (2012), announced Attorney General Jim Hood today.

Judge Blocks Pennsylvania 'Voter ID' Law From Going Into Effect This Year

A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania's divisive voter identification requirement from going into effect on Election Day, delivering a hard-fought victory to Democrats who said it was a ploy to …

Miss. Court Candidates Spar on PAC Donations

State Rep. Earle Banks says his campaign is not taking money from political action committees as he runs for a state Supreme Court seat, but the campaign of the man …