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Who voted for Mississippi SB2681, the 'Religious Freedom' Bill?
Mississippi State Senate 2014 Regular Session YEAS AND NAYS. The yeas and nays being taken, the Report of Conference Committee on S. B. No. 2681 was adopted: Yeas--Brown, Browning, Burton, Chassaniol, Clarke, Collins, Doty, Fillingane, Gandy, Gollott, Hale, Harkins, Hill, Hopson, Horhn, Hudson, Jackson G. (15th), Jolly, Kirby, Lee, Longwitz, …
MIss. Baptist Convention Lauds Gov. Phil Bryant's Signing of SB2681, 'Religious Freedom' Bill
The following statement just came in, verbatim, from the The Christian Action Commission of the Mississippi Baptist Convention: CAC’s Jimmy Porter Attends Signing of the MS Religious Freedom Restoration Bill Jackson, MS., April 3, 2014–Jimmy Porter, Executive Director of the MS Baptist Christian Action Commission, attended Gov. Phil Bryant’s signing …
Mayoral Money Race Order Unchanged After Priester, Johnson File Updates
Melvin Priester Jr. filed a 48-hour report today showing that he has raised $6,150 more in mayoral contributions. That brings his total to $110,785 by our math to Lumumba's $138,801. Horhn is in third with $104,593 Harvey Johnson Jr. has raised $7,000 more in campaign dollars this week according to …
Harvey Johnson Responds to JFP HUD Article and Councilman Melvin Priester Jr.
Johnson sent this statement this morning, in response to this recent JFP article. It's pasted here verbatim: STATEMENT OF HARVEY JOHNSON REGARDING JACKSON FREE PRESS ARTICLE Having read the article in the Jackson Free Press, “Repayment of HUD Funds Emerges as Election Issue, ” I was struck by the poor …
Harvey Johnson Accuses John Horhn of 'False Attack' on Him
Former Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. just responded to a Sen. John Horhn attack ad with this statement posted on his Facebook page. It is repasted here verbatim: STATEMENT OF HARVEY JOHNSON CONCERNING FALSE AND MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENT OF JOHN HORHN Senator John Horhn mailed and passed out to voters a postcard …
Lumumba Explains Approach to LGBT Rights, Human Rights Commission
Mayoral candidate Chokwe Antar Lumumba posted this statement on his website about his plans on a City Human Rights Commission, which "review and monitor all city contracts and engagements" for discrimination, including for sexual orientation: Establishing a Human Rights Commission has been part of the People's Platform since 2008, before …
National HQ Closes Ole Miss Fraternity Embroiled in Meredith Statue Scandal
VERBATIM RELEASE OXFORD, Miss. – After a review of the Mississippi Alpha Chapter, the board of directors of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity has decided to close the chapter on the University of Mississippi campus. "We are disappointed that a pattern of bad behavior and serious, inexcusable hazing occurred within the …
You Can't Make It Up: Gov. Phil Bryant to Deliver Ole Miss Commencement
Seriously, Mississippi, you can't quit you. Ole Miss today confirmed rumors we've been hearing—that Gov. Phil Bryant, who is under fire in the state and nationally for signing SB 2681, is going to be the commencement speaker at the University of Mississippi, which is still trying to recover from the …
The Back Story on the Anti-Gay Alliance Attacking Mississippi's "If You're Buying" Campaign
This falls in the can't-make-it-up column. Most of you know that Mitchell Moore of Campbell's Bakery, who is straight, and Eddie Outlaw of William Wallace Salon, who is gay, and others started the amazing "If You're Buying, We're Selling" campaign. They want Mississippi business owners to put stickers in their …
Waveland Approves Anti-Discrimination Measure Supporting LGBT Community
VERBATIM STATEMENT: Seventh Mississippi city to pass diversity resolution recognizing the role LGBT people play in thriving communities WASHINGTON – Tonight, Waveland, Mississippi unanimously passed an anti-discrimination resolution recognizing the dignity and worth of all city residents - including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT). Waveland becomes …
Miso Closing in Fondren; Walker's Owners Opening Wine Bar in Space
Miso in Fondren will close this Saturday, with Derek and Jennifer Emerson, owners of Walker's Drive-In, taking over and renovating the space in the Fondren Place building at Duling and State Street. Their new restaurant, which they plan to open later in the summer, will be a wine bar and …
On apathy and not giving a damn: My new column in The Guardian on Senate race
I've been asked a couple times recently by national media to comment on the Senate race between Thad Cochran and Chris McDaniel (and, oh, Travis Childers). I begged out of an MSNBC request a couple weeks ago because I just couldn't get excited to talk about it. But when The …
JFP Chick Ball Is July 19; Moves to Arts Center of Mississippi for This Year
The Jackson Free Press and the Center for Violence Prevention are proud to announce the 10th Annual JFP Chick Ball, which will celebrate a decade of preventing domestic abuse, protecting families and empowering women to lift themselves and their families up after experiencing abuse. Past JFP Chick Ball events have …
10th JFP Chick Ball to Honor Decade of 'Chicks We Love,' Local Heroes, Combatting Violence
The Jackson Free Press and the Center for Violence Prevention are proud to announce the 10th Annual JFP Chick Ball on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the Arts Center of Mississippi in downtown Jackson at 201 E. Pascagoula St. This year's special JFP Chick Ball is moving to the Arts …
Give Us Your Ideas: How to Be the Change in Jackson
Every year, to celebrate the JFP's birthday, we put the focus on great things happening in Jackson. This year, we published special "GOOD Ideas: Be the Change in Jackson" issue to celebrate the JFP's 12th birthday. The issue, which published Sept. 24, includes all sorts of great ideas of things …
Confederates Speak: Yes, We Fought the Civil War Over Slavery
If you grew up in the South, and especially if you're white, you've likely been told repeatedly (maybe even in a classroom) that "the Civil War wasn't fought over slavery." (They might have even called it the "War Between the States" or even the "War of Northern Aggression.") "It was …
AP: Mississippi House speaker: Confederate emblem is offensive, should be removed from state flag
Story updated here: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2015/jun/22/ms-house-speaker-gunn-we-need-begin-having-convers/
Mississippi Speaker Pro Tem Greg Snowden Agrees With Speaker Gunn: 'Reconsider' State Flag'
"I believe any state flag should be a common symbol citizens can unite behind and proudly embrace as their own. If our flag is no longer useful for those purposes (to instill pride and unity across the broad spectrum of citizens), then we should reconsider its current status. I certainly …
Ole Miss: Change the Mississippi State Flag
The University of Mississippi's Acting Chancellor Morris H. Stocks just issued this verbatim statement: "The University of Mississippi community came to the realization years ago that the confederate battle flag did not represent many of our core values such as civility and respect for others. Since that time, we have …
How Mississippians Voted in 2001 on the State Flag: The Numbers
Jere Nash, co-author with Andy Taggart of "Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006," posted this information about the vote to change the state flag in 2001. It is from their book, and this is his verbatim post, with his permission, about the people who turned out to vote: "As …