JFP Staff Blog archive for July, 2012

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Abortion Clinic Not on the 'Brink' of Closure

How could the clinic already be on its way to being shut down if the judge said it could remain in operation while its paperwork is reviewed? It makes more sense once you read the AP piece.

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Did Jackson's Population Actually Grow in 2011?

Governing Magazine has an interesting tidbit for folks who are partial to Jacktown... according to their estimates, Jackson actually grew in 2011 for the first time... in a long time. According to Governing, this is part of a larger trend -- the population of urban centers saw a spike in …

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Have questions for Jackson mayoral candidates?

Today, the JFP launched a series of interviews and other coverage of the 2013 mayoral race in Jackson. (Council coverage is coming soon.) Ongoing mayoral race coverage will appear at jfp.ms/mayorsrace. Right now the link goes to the first interview, with Jonathan Lee, which is linked below as well. But …

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Abortion protester Roy McMillan: 'Shoes Are Optional'

So, this morning we had a team of a reporter, an intern and photographer out at Mississippi's only abortion clinic. It's the morning after federal Judge Dan Jordan issued an injunction keeping the clinic open until at least July 11 because, in part, the folks who pushed it made it …