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Mayoral Race Finance Reports Due Tuesday, May 14
Under state law, a violation of any candidate's campaign-finance disclosure requirement could result in the state withholding certification of nomination, withholding salary of office, and a misdemeanor conviction that carries up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $3,000. But the city hasn't seemed interested in …
Candidates File Runoff Campaign Finance Reports
The budget for Jonathan Lee's campaign to become next mayor of Jackson has officially topped $400,000 since the start of 2013. In a report filed Tuesday, May 14, 2013, with the City Clerk's office, the treasurer for Jonathan Lee's political action committee "Friends of Jonathan Lee" says the Lee campaign …
Jonathan Lee Announces More Endorsements
At a press conference near City Hall, Democratic mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee and a handful of supporters announced a key endorsement from State Representative Credell Calhoun, who represents Mississippi's 68th district here in Jackson. Lee also received endorsements from his pastor at Anderson United Methodist Church Joe May and New …
Lumumba's New Endorsements; Stokes to JFP: "Kiss My Ass"
The campaign to elect City Councilman Chokwe Lumumba as mayor announced several endorsements from key city leaders Friday morning in front of City Hall. Among the endorsements Lumumba received were State Representatives Earl Banks and Jim Evans and District 5 Hinds County Supervisor Kenneth Stokes and his wife, Ward 3 …
WAPT Headline Misleads on Lumumba and Christopher Columbus
You want to know why people are scared of Chokwe Lumumba? Here's a good place to start. The headline that appears on a story that the WAPT web site (www.wapt.com) reads, "Lumumba wants to remove Christopher Columbus from history books." The headline is misleading at best. I was at the …
Regina Quinn Asks Independents to Drop Out of Mayoral Race
Former mayoral candidate and Chokwe Lumumba supporter Regina Quinn contacted two of the three independent candidates asking them to drop out of the June 4 general election to select Jackson's next mayor. Councilman Chokwe Lumumba won the Democratic runoff earlier this week, defeating businessman Jonathan Lee by more than 3,000 …
Lumumba Files General Election Report
Democratic nominee for the mayor's office Chokwe Lumumba has filed a general election campaign finance report, which you can read here. Councilman Lumumba has raised $71,614 since April 28, and spent $74,696 in that same period, leaving him with $15,333 in the tank headed into the June 4 general election …
Ludacris Shows Lumumba Some 'Southern Hospitality'
The campaign to elect Chokwe Lumumba as Jackson's next mayor just posted a video of rapper Ludacris endorsing Lumumba for mayor and urging Jacksonians to vote today. You can see the video here. The secret, underground Quentin Whitwell write-in campaign could be doomed if they don't get an emergency endorsement …
The Hotel Announcement (No, not THAT one)
I got my hopes up today when I saw an item on a city council workshop meeting agenda about a tax increment financing (TIF) for a hotel project in downtown Jackson. We've heard rumors for weeks the city is close to a deal with a hotel management group to build …
West Street Construction Begins
Construction to replace a 90-year-old water line and three feet of Yazoo clay began today on West Street between Woodrow Wilson Avenue and Marshall Street. The construction has forced the close of both southbound lanes from Woodrow Wilson Avenue to Millsaps Avenue, and one northbound lane in the same area. …
Coleman Resigns As JPD Chief
Jackson television station WLBT is reporting that JPD Chief Rebecca Coleman has resigned. The 61-year-old Coleman has served as a JPD officer for 24 years. Mayor-elect Chokwe Lumumba said at a WAPT/Clarion-Ledger debate at Mississippi College's School of Law that, if elected, he would replace Coleman. Coleman told WLBT her …
Inaugural Events Aplenty
Here is the list of events scheduled for Lumumba's inauguration celebration, which will apparently last four days: Friday, June 28, 2013 Kick-off celebration (3 p.m. - 7 p.m.) - Smith Park Saturday, June 29, 2013 Ward 2 celebration (10 a.m. - 1 p.m.) - Presidential Hills, Ward 3 celebration (Noon …
Siemens Deal Cleared In Court
The complaint filed in chancery court has been withdrawn and District 3 Judge Denise Owens ruled Thursday to allow the city of Jackson to issue bonds to pay for the $90 million sewer and water improvement project with the Siemens company. According to Advanced Technology Business Solutions attorney Herbert Irvin, …
MSU Opens Championship Series Today
The Mississippi State baseball team opens play in the best-of-three national championship series at 7 p.m. tonight against the UCLA Bruins in Omaha. It is the first time a team from Mississippi has garnered a berth in the series. The Bulldogs (51-18) will send Trevor Fitts (0-0) to the mound, …
Bulldogs Down, But Not Out, at CWS
After dropping the opening game of the best-of-three College World Series Championship at Omaha, Neb. Monday night, Mississippi State will need to win two games in a row to capture the school's first national championship. The Bulldogs (51-19) will face the UCLA Bruins (48-17) in Game 2 tonight at 7 …
Mississippi To Require Voter ID By 2014
If Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has his way, Magnolia State voters will be required to show photo identification to vote, and it could start as early as 2014. Hosemann, seizing on the U.S. Supreme Court decision last week to strike down the Voting Rights Act of 1965, is …
Reports: Horton Selected as JPD Chief
Mayor-elect Chokwe Lumumba will be sworn in today at noon, but the proverbial cat may be out of the bag on his first announcement after being inaugurated. On Saturday, Jackson State University put out a press release congratulating Deputy-Chief Lindsey Horton on being named the city's next police chief. City …
Lumumba Names Chief of Staff
One of the events at yesterday's City Council meeting that fell through the cracks was Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's announcement that he has picked former JSU associate professor Safiya Omari to serve as his Chief of Staff. The Shreveport, La. native has served as associate professor of social work and health …
DOJ Warns of Police Impersonator In Jackson
According to a press release from the desks of U.S. Attorney Greg Davis and Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis, a police impersonator is contacting metro area residents claiming to be a Hinds County Sheriff's Deputy. The release says the impersonator is demanding social security and drivers license numbers, and telling …
A More Efficient City Council
The Jackson City Council really got the ball rolling on its new term Monday afternoon by kicking the can on two important issues - the confirmation of Lumumba's selection of fire and police chief - not one week, but two weeks down the road. Council President Charles Tillman, Ward 4, …