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Politics
Amid Positive Polls, Jim Hood to Announce Run for Mississippi Governor
Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood will kick off a campaign for governor on Wednesday, Oct. 3, he announced in a statement on Monday, Oct. 1.
National
OPINION: Rush to Install Kavanaugh to Save Trump from ‘Dual Sovereignty’ Laws?
Why the rush to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court? One possible answer to these questions may be a case that is pending on the October docket of …
National
Manafort Pleads Guilty, Will Cooperate With Special Counsel
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty Friday to two federal crimes after cutting a deal with prosecutors and agreeing to cooperate with the special counsel's Russia probe.
Politics
Commission Puts Two US Senate Races Atop Mississippi Ballot
Mississippi's two U.S. Senate races will appear at the top of the November ballot. The last time Mississippi had two Senate races in 2008, the special race was initially put …
National
2003 Email Reveals Different Tone on Abortion by Kavanaugh
A newly disclosed email shows Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has questioned whether the 1973 Roe v. Wade case on abortion access is settled law.
Politics
Karl Rove Helps Sen. Wicker Raise $5,000 Per Couple at Private Jackson Dinner
Karl Rove, the political strategist and senior adviser to President George W. Bush, helped raise campaign funds for Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker at the home of Cissye and Billy …
National
Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Guilty of 8 Charges
Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump's winning presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday in the first trial victory of the …
City & County
US Courthouse in Mississippi Named for Former Sen. Cochran
A federal courthouse in Mississippi has been named for Thad Cochran, a longtime Republican U.S. senator who resigned this year.
National
Trump Pardons Ranchers in Case That Inspired 2016 Occupation
President Donald Trump has pardoned two ranchers whose case sparked the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon.
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.
World
Trudeau: Canada to Legalize Marijuana on Oct. 17
Marijuana will be legal nationwide in Canada starting Oct. 17 in a move that should take market share away from organized crime and protect the country's youth, Prime Minister Justin …
JFP Interviews
'I Don't Mind Long Odds': The JFP Interview with David Baria
David Baria knew he was fighting an uphill battle when he decided to run for U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker's long-held Senate seat. Baria's first challenge, however, is securing the Democratic …
JFP Interviews
Whit Hughes: 'Ready to Fight' in Congress
In a recent interview with the Jackson Free Press, Whit Hughes did not veer far from the established Republican line his mentor Haley Barbour made popular—low taxes, scant regulations (including …
Politics
In MS03, Guest and Hughes to Runoff, Dem's Michael 'Ted' Evans Wins Primary
Michael Guest and Whit Hughes led the vote-getters Tuesday in the Republican contest in Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District. Michael "Ted" Evans won the Democratic nomination.
Politics
Wicker Wins GOP Primary, Baria and Sherman Headed to Dem Runoff
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi easily won a Republican primary Tuesday, months after being endorsed by President Donald Trump and the same day Trump tweeted that the legislator "has my …
National
Trump Says He Has 'Absolute Right' to Pardon Himself
President Donald Trump asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit the special counsel Russia probe Monday, declaring he has the "absolute right" to pardon himself and attacking …
National
Trump Mulls Commuting Blagojevich's Term, Pardoning Stewart
President Donald Trump said Thursday he's considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption, and pardoning lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart, who served a …
Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Midterm Madness Comes to Mississippi
Editor-in-Chief Donna Ladd and Publisher Todd Stauffer started Best of Jackson almost 16 years ago to uplift the city because back then it was in a bad place, much worse …
Cover
Off To The Races: Mississippi Elections 2018
Mississippians will soon head to the polls for a federal election for the first time since Donald Trump became president in 2016. On Tuesday, June 5, registered voters can choose …
State
‘I’m So Scared’: Saving Kids from Suicide
In 2016, 385 Mississippians committed suicide, statistics from the Mississippi Department of Health show, which means more than one person per day took his or her own life in the …
