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Are Executions Breaking MDOC’s Bank?
Starting in July, the Mississippi Department of Corrections will have four fewer community work centers, which provide inmate labor to local governments.
Manning Execution on Hold
Willie Jerome Manning came within a hair of being put to death Tuesday evening.
A New ‘View’ for Downtown?
Developers of a proposed development and a local church are working on a deal that could bring a new development to downtown.
Jonathan Lee's Miss. Products Responds to Lawsuit
Mississippi Products Inc., the company Jackson mayoral hopeful Jonathan Lee's family owns, has responded to one of several pending lawsuits against the west Jackson firm.
The 'Secrecy' of Hinds' Success
Hinds County Board of Supervisors President Robert Graham had good news this morning: the county has sold the Valley Title Building, located at 315 Tombigbee St., in downtown Jackson.
Is UMMC Mississippi Products' Unnamed Contractor?
Records indicate that the University of Mississippi Medical Center may be the mystery contractor Jonathan Lee won't name.
Contract for UMMC and Lee's MPI Comes in Focus
The details of a dispute between Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee's family company, Mississippi Products Inc., and an MPI customer that Lee has refused to name is becoming more clear.
Profile: Chokwe Lumumba
Now, Chokwe Lumumba devotes a good deal of time talking about his family's own diverse racial heritage, the camaraderie he experienced among fellow basketballers of all races and nationalities, the poor whites he has represented vigorously in the courtroom or the relationship he was able to build with former Gov. Haley Barbour.
Lumumba's Donors
When it finally arrived a week after state law said it was due, Chokwe Lumumba's campaign-finance form revealed that he raised a fraction--20 percent--of the amount first-place finisher Jonathan Lee raised going into the May 7 Jackson municipal elections.
'A Righteous Day' to Remember Evers
The story of Medgar Evers' assassination 50 years ago is well-known—particularly to people in Jackson, where the murder took place—but there's something about hearing his widow, Myrlie, recount the night of June 12, 1963.
Was Jonathan Lee's MPI Collateral Damage in UMMC Deal?
In the case of the legal problems plaguing the family business of Jackson Democratic mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee, Mississippi Products has found itself in legal purgatory between MPI's customers: the University of Mississippi Medical Center and group-purchasing organization (GPO), Dallas-based Novation LLC.
Was Hinds' Circuit Courthouse Sabotaged?
The elevators in the Hinds County Circuit Court building are hanging on by a thread. For weeks, the elevators have been plagued with issues that appear to be a combination of age, sabotage or both.
A Matter of Time
Jackson's efforts to pay for infrastructure improvements may be stalled in the Mississippi House of Representatives.
News of HIV Cure Worries Advocates
Mississippi HIV/AIDS advocates are meeting the news of a baby's apparent cure from human immunodeficiency virus with hope and cautious optimism.
New Personhood Amendment Filed
Backers of 2011's unsuccessful Personhood amendment are back with a retooled effort.
The Business of Beer
Last year, after several failed attempts, Mississippi lawmakers made it legal to produce and sell beer containing as much as 8 percent alcohol.
Jackson Health Exec Touts Medicaid Expansion Benefits
Charlotte Dupré, chief executive officer of the Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, said the hospital would benefit if state lawmakers expand the Medicaid health-care program.
Bryant Wants All Options But Medicaid on Table
Gov. Phil Bryant is still against Medicaid expansion, but says he's now willing to talk to hospitals about a deal on health-care funding.
The Florida Connection
Many of Mississippi’s education initiatives are based on programs former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush implemented during his eight years in office.
All Over Again
Under a 2009 state law, Jackson has the authority to impose the tax with the approval of three-fifths of voters and with oversight from a legislative oversight board.