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Editorial
SUNSHINE WEEK: Public Needs Year-Round Access to Documents, Meetings, Donation Information
The JFP has long focused on the serious problem of campaign donation transparency in the state, especially that shielded by political action committees, and more recently the problem with city …
Business
Race Clearly Behind Airport ‘Takeover’ Move
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass once said, "Power concedes nothing without a demand." A cliche proclaims, "There is power in numbers."
City & County
How Many Hotels Can Downtown Support?
For close to eight hours every day, a tower crane soaring above Jackson swivels and pivots like the minute hand of a clock gone a little haywire.
Lists We Should be at the Top Of
Mississippi is on top of many bad lists in areas such as obesity and diabetes, but here are a few lists we should top, with some of our more random …
City & County
13 Good Ideas for Jackson
The JFP has long decided to celebrate our birthday by focusing on both Jackson's progress and new big, hairy ideas (and a few smaller ones).
Editor's Note
My Advice for Mississippi Politicians
Being inspired is pretty much the same whether you're trying to decide who to elect or to stay excited about your career.
Politics
Storify: Liveblogging Election Results
We'll be live-blogging election results as they come in all night for the 2015 state primaries. Follow us here and in social media!
Candidate
Bomp, Bomp: Law & Order and the Race for Hinds County District Attorney
It's hard to tell whether Robert Shuler Smith, the top prosecutor in Hinds County, is confident he'll coast to a third term as district attorney—or if he's scared out of …
Editor's Note
Of Bill Cosby, Frank Melton and Public Moralizing
You'd think that Bill Cosby's targets would have had more power than Frank Melton's troubled "boys," as he called them, but women of any race have never had credibility when …
Cover
Gunfight! The Showdown for Hinds County Sheriff
The biggest obstacle between Sheriff Tyrone Lewis and a second term is Victor Mason, a former Jackson police lieutenant, who has followed jail developments closely.
JFP Interviews
Cedric Morgan: ‘Citizen-Friendly’
Cedric Morgan wants to bring his tech savvy and management skills and become the next Hinds County circuit clerk.
City & County
Yarber Wants Another Emergency Declaration
After asking the Jackson City Council to hold off on approving his civil-emergency declaration earlier, Yarber said Tuesday evening that he wants a second emergency proclamation.
Person of the Day
Stephanie Parker-Weaver
Since 2008, one of Stephanie Parker-Weaver's main passions has been the nonprofit she founded, called Rebirth Alliance, which aims to educate the public about breast cancer—specifically, a rare and aggressive …
City & County
Bold Requests from the ‘Bold New City’
Mayor Tony Yarber has talked to top Republican leaders, who he says seem most amenable to helping with Jackson’s public-safety needs.
Hickingbottom Joins Ward 1 Race
The field is set for the special election to replace Quentin Whitwell as Jackson Ward 1 Councilman. The last man—all six candidates are men—in is Bob Hickingbottom.
Biz Roundup
JRA Restarts Convention Center Bids, Gannett Splits, MUW Business Grant
Gannett Co. Inc., parent company of The Clarion-Ledger and many other media outlets, announced today that the company will split into two separate publicly traded companies, with one controlling Gannett's …
Cover
Black is the New Black: How Blacks Changed the GOP Game
On the night of June 24, state Sen. Chris McDaniel took the podium from his fellow Mississippi state legislator Michael Watson after results came in for the Republican primary run-off …
Business
Local Spirit: Jackson Businesses Struggle, Survive and Thrive
Unlike national and corporate chains, local businesses often do not have the same funds and resources. A relationship with the City of Jackson could be what keeps the lights on …
Yarber: Insist on Transparency in City Hall
Bottom line: We will report the stories that the city would rather us not, regardless (ask the late Frank Melton, the master of trying to hide stuff).
Cover
JXN Scavenge
This summer, let's recreate that fun with a Jackson-centric scavenger hunt that you can do one weekend.
