Stinker Quote of the Week: Haley Barbour on 'Proctology'
The problem is, however, that GOP operatives aren't looking to their policies to understand the loss; they're looking only to strategies and tactics.
Will the U.S. Supreme Court Gut the Voting Rights Act?
Of the 11 states of the former Confederacy, number that passed voting restrictions since the 2010 election that would make it harder for minority citizens to cast ballots: 8
Bryant Budget Steadfast in Health Care Opposition
Sen. Hillman Frazier said the state would miss out on millions of dollars in economic activity if it declines to expand Medicaid under the federal health-care reform law.
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.
Stinker Quote of the Week: "Suppressing"
Once again, it seems that a conservative is attempting to appropriate words and change history.
GOP Must Help Us Pay for Bush's Promises
Regardless of your opinion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the undeniable truth is that these wars have cost us a great deal of money.
Ole Miss Fracas Weeks in the Making
Around the time Fox News Channel was calling the presidential election in favor of President Barack Obama, black students at the University of Mississippi erupted with joy.
Hear Them Roar ...
Women's issues—and women's votes—were front and center in the Nov. 6 vote.
A Jump to the Left? Mississippi: The 2012 Elections and Beyond
Among the many names folks have called Mississippi—from the Hospitality State to the Cradle of the Confederacy—“political trendsetter” probably doesn’t rank high on many lists.
The Young and the Restless
At first blush, Ghali Haddad sounds like a voter whom Republicans wouldn’t have to invest energy courting.
A Threat to Power
From the beginning, no matter what the clueless pundits said about how close the presidential race would be, there was one huge thing standing in the way of a Republican taking the White House: the Latino vote.
Budget: First the Bad News
Federal budget cuts would be a huge hit to Mississippi's gross domestic product, state economist Darrin Webb told Gov. Phil Bryant and the Legislative Budget Committee at a meeting Monday.
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.
Blogs
- Casino-Mogul Trump Going Against the Odds With 'Muslim Ban'
- NSA Chief: 'Nation State' Interfered in U.S. Election
- Elizabeth Warren's Message to Supporters
- Verbatim Statement by Attorney General Jim Hood on HB 1523
- Release: Ministers, Community Leaders Applaud H.B. 1523 Court Decision
- Supreme Court Upholds Race-Aware Admissions
- An Evening of Communal Support After HB 1523
- Clinton Leads Going into S.C., Sanders Leads Among Youngest Voters
- Yarber Endorses Hillary Clinton for Dem Nomination
- Fantasy Sports Site Offers 'Live Fantasy' Game for GOP Debate