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Trump Should Be Removed from Office

Christianity Today Editor-in-chief Mark Galli explained why the magazine Billy Graham started believes Donald Trump is unfit to remain president.

From 2016: John Davis and MDHS' Dance with Privatization and TANF Funds

Reporter Arielle Dreher unpacked the reasons then-Mississippi Department of Human Services Director John Davis gave for not using TANF funds to help poor children.

COVID-19 Information Mississippians Need

Read breaking coverage of COVID-19 in Mississippi, plus safety tips, cancellations, more in the JFP's archive.

Yusef Salaam Warns Hinds, Mississippi About COVID-19 Risks Behind Bars

As Jackson and Hinds County resisted changes in arrest policy, a member of the Exonerated 5 explained to Seyma Bayram what they could face without them.

Fallout of Tate Reeves’ Executive Order: Department Store Roulette, Scared Associates

Some associates are scared because the governor's original executive order created a gray area for department stores and shopping centers it did not explicitly call "essential" but were still exempt from social-distancing requirements.

Governor Bans Abortions in Mississippi During COVID-19 Crisis

Gov. Tate Reeves is treating access to abortion as non-essential, saying the protective equipment it might require should go to COVID-19 treatment.

Gov. Tate Reeves Proclaimed ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ on April 3

In the midst of coronavirus spiking in Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves proclaimed April 2020 as Confederate Heritage Month. He later indicated, falsely, that a state statute required it.

COVID-19: Can Mississippi Imitate South Korea?

Reporter Nick Judin takes a deep dive into South Korea's approach to reducing COVID-19 cases and how it does, and does not, compare to Mississippi.

OPINION: COVID-19 Plan Needs Oversight, Lessons from Katrina

In 2010, Reilly Morse helped bring a $132-million settlement after funds were diverted from low-income housing to a port in Gov. Haley Barbour's Hurricane Katrina recovery plan. That's a lesson for now, he argues.

Heather Spencer: Did She Have to Die?

Ronni Mott looks deeply at the failures that led to Heather Spencer's second vicious attack that killed her.

Barbour Pardons 4 Brutal Killers of Women

Ronni Mott and a team of women interns investigated a list of pardons by Gov. Haley Barbour in 2008 of men who had brutally murdered wives and girlfriends.

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