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States Wrestle with 'Gambling' Rooms in Fla. Probe
The charity-run businesses under investigation in a Florida gambling probe started popping up in strip malls about six years ago and rapidly spread as the unregulated stores became a billion-dollar …
Four of 35 city council candidates file finance reports
The first round of campaign finance reports were due on Jan. 31, and just four of the 35 candidates for city council submitted one.
Candidate
Johnson Leads Jackson Money Race
Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. has a lead on his on challengers in campaign funds and newcomer Jonathan Lee has spent the most money, but nothing is known about the other …
Sharp Drop in U.S. Homes Lost to Foreclosure in Feb.
While the nation's foreclosure woes persist, new data show they're easing amid a resurgent housing market, rising home prices and efforts by some states to buy homeowners more time to …
Miss. Gov. Signs Bill for Student-Led School Prayer
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that could lead to student-led prayer over school intercoms or at graduations or sporting events.
APNewsBreak: Bryant's Staff Urged DPS to Stall
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's staff suggested that the Department of Public Safety should delay fulfilling requests for gun permit records until a law could be enacted to shield them from …
Fla. Politician Resigns, 57 Charged in Scandal
Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a scandal involving a purported veterans charity that authorities said Wednesday was a front for a $300 million …
AP: Mayor Candidate Killing Suspect Back in Miss.
The suspect in the slaying of a mayoral candidate was released to Mississippi authorities on Wednesday, an official said.
Senate Democrats Unveil Government Funding Bill
Top Senate Democrats and Republicans Monday night released a catchall government funding bill that denies President Barack Obama new money for implementing signature first-term accomplishments like new regulations on Wall …
Cardinals Celebrate Mass Before Entering Conclave
Cardinals heard a final appeal for unity Tuesday before sequestering themselves in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the next pope, as they celebrated Mass amid divisions and …
City Campaign Laws Inconsistently Followed
City clerks are required to collect campaign finance reports during local elections throughout Mississippi and deliver that information to Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's office, but Hosemann said he only …
U.S. Citing Security to Censor More Public Records
The U.S. government censored or withheld more files that the public requested last year more often than at any time since President Barack Obama took office.
For People and Press, a Shared Need to Know
Suppose President Obama was a room with Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant. Suppose they had time to kill and no one to talk to except each other. Would they have common …
Analysis: Miss. AG Legal Fees, Expenses Top $2.4M
An ongoing lawsuit challenging Mississippi's foster care system has cost the state at least $4.4 million in legal expenses and fees since 2008.
City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
City Campaign Laws Inconsistently Followed
City clerks are required to collect campaign finance reports during local elections throughout Mississippi and deliver that information to Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's office, but Hosemann said he only …
National
Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You
Data companies are scooping up enormous amounts of information about almost every American.
City Elections Filing Deadline is Friday
Candidates for municipal offices have until 5 p.m. Friday to qualify for the May party primaries and the June general election.
Arkansas GOP Eyes Planned Parenthood Funds Next
Not content with enacting the most restrictive abortion law in the country, Arkansas Republicans plan to press the legislative advantage their party hasn't enjoyed since Reconstruction by making it even …
Obama Presses on with GOP Charm Offensive
Punctuated with the sounds of ringing phones and clinking china, President Barack Obama's new legislative diplomacy has Republicans wondering what took so long.
