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Private Lives are Exposed as WikiLeaks Spills its Secrets

WikiLeaks' global crusade to expose government secrets is causing collateral damage to the privacy of hundreds of innocent people, including survivors of sexual abuse, sick children and the mentally ill, …

National

Judge Blocks Ohio Law to Divert Planned Parenthood Money

A federal judge blocked an Ohio law aimed at keeping public money from going to Planned Parenthood, saying in a Friday ruling that the group stood to suffer "irreparable injury."

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Sen. Wicker at Neshoba: Trump Will De-fund Planned Parenthood, Repeal Obamacare

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., who spoke at the Neshoba County Fair on Thursday, called on fair-goers to elect Republicans back to the Senate, and to support Donald Trump in …

National

Texas' Revised Abortion Booklet Criticized as Inaccurate

The new version of a booklet that Texas produces for women considering an abortion is being criticized for suggesting that terminating pregnancies can lead to heightened risks for breast cancer …

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Neshoba Day 1: 'Social Issues' Front and Center as Reeves, Hood Square Off

The state of Mississippi's political climate and economy are either staggering under the weight of lawsuits or having a really positive year, depending on whom you ask. Attorney General Jim …

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HB 1523 in the 5th Circuit's Hands

Gov. Phil Bryant and John Davis, the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, have asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay the lower court's …

National

Anti-Abortion Duo Behind Planned Parenthood Videos Cleared

A Texas judge on Tuesday dismissed the last remaining charge against two California anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood.

Editorial

Wasting Resources on Lies

The state's leaders prioritize their conservative politicking above all else despite costs to the taxpayer that a federal lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood after Senate Bill 2238 took effect July …

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Trump Supporter Announces Republican Jackson Mayoral Candidacy

Jason Wells has a history of running for office, and now sets his sights on the Jackson mayoral office as a staunch Republican in a field dominated by Democrats.

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Abortion in Mississippi: ‘The Fight’s Not Over’

Derenda Hancock and two other Pink House Defenders were sitting anxiously outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization with donuts and coffee the morning of June 27, all checking their phones …

National

Judge Faces Deadline for Decision on Indiana Abortion Law

A federal judge is facing a deadline for deciding whether to block a new Indiana law banning abortions sought because of fetal genetic abnormalities.

Editorial

For the Love of Women, Kids, Everyone Else

The Legislature is already in a financial bind—calling a special session with two days left in the fiscal year clearly means things are bad. So quit making them worse by …

National

Supreme Court Denies Mississippi, Wisconsin Abortion Appeals

The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from Mississippi and Wisconsin seeking to put in place restrictions on abortion clinics that were struck down by lower courts.

National

Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Clinic Regulations

The Supreme Court struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics Monday in the court's biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century.

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Mississippi, Your ALEC is Showing

From laws that allow tax breaks for out-of-state businesses to the state's special-education voucher program, the Mississippi state Legislature has picked up and written into law model policy language from …

Health Care

Planned Parenthood Sues Mississippi Over Defunding Law

Planned Parenthood is suing Mississippi over a new state law that will ban Medicaid from spending money with any abortion provider.

National

Oklahoma Lawmakers OK Bill Criminalizing Performing Abortion

The Oklahoma Legislature has passed a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to three years in prison.

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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.

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Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Medicaid Reimbursements for Planned Parenthood

Gov. Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2238 on Tuesday, a law that blocks the state's Medicaid division from paying for "costs of care and services" at providers who also offer …

Politics

Miss. Bill Aims to Ban State Money to Planned Parenthood

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill to ban Medicaid from spending money with any facility that performs elective abortions.