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Closures on Portion of North State Street
Construction of a skybridge will close part of North State periodically.
Updated Video: See Obama Address on Connecticut Shooting
President Obama plans to deliver a statement on the Connecticut school shooting at 2:15 p.m. Central time. Here's the White House's YouTube version:
Gabby Giffords' Husband Calls for Gun Reform, Enforcement
Verbatim statement today from Captain Mark Kelly, husband of Gabrielle Giffords: I just woke up in my hotel room in Beijing, China to learn that another mass shooting has taken place - this time at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in CT. My thoughts and prayers are with the families …
More Guns, More Violence... Is There a Connection?
Mother Jones posted a piece back after the Aurora shootings that has now been updated in light of the Sandy Hook murders that happened on Friday. Their point -- the country now has 300 million guns in circulation; up from 200 million in 1995. At the same time, there's a …
Live Video: Obama Makes Statement on the Fiscal Cliff
President Obama is expected to address the "fiscal cliff" this afternoon in the aftermath of the House's failure to pass the GOP "Plan B" proposal. The House has adjourned for the Christmas holiday.
Conservative Judge Makes the Case for Gun Control
The judge who sentenced Jared Lee Loughner to "seven life terms plus 140 years in Federal prison" wrote an op-ed in the LA Times this week calling for stricter gun control. Larry Alan Burns is a gun-owner, a Republican appointee, says he didn't vote for Obama and prefers Fox News …
City, Stewpot Offer Emergency Shelter
The City and Stewpot’s Opportunity Center are teaming up to provide emergency shelter for those in need tonight. The center is located at 845 Amite Street. It will open at 6 p.m. Stewpot and the City’s Department of Human and Cultural Service’s Homeless Division every year to provide night-time shelter …
NOW, Rep. Palazzo Supports Sandy Assistance
Since we wrote our stinker quote earlier this week pointing out Rep. Steven Palazzo's hypocrisy over not supporting federal Sandy aid (after begging for Katrina aid), he has thankfully flipflopped: A Republican congressman from Mississippi who voted against the first round of Hurricane Sandy aid is now voting for the …
Did you Know... We've Already Done $2.4 Trillion in Deficit Reduction
Every 20 minutes or so, someone says something like "We've got to do something about this outta-control spending!" It occurs to me that these people generally aren't talking about the defense and security budgets, which take up about 2/3 of discretionary spending. Most of the time they seem to want …
Claims for Mortgage Settlement Due Friday
Attorney General Jim Hood reminds Mississippians that all claims applications covered by the National Mortgage Settlement are due January 18, 2013.
Looking for Mayoral Candidates to Interview
I am working on a series of JFP Interviews with Jackson mayoral candidates. I'm looking to interview a candidate for the third installment by Jan. 23. So if you know candidates Regina Quinn, Francis Smith or Chokwe Lumumba, please tell them to call me at 601-362-6121 ext. 22 and set …
Former Med. Examiner Steven Hayne Back in News
Several stories about Mississippi's former forensic pathologist Dr. Steven Hayne have cropped up lately in the national media.
Don't Mess With Miss.
Obviously, people weren't paying attention when, right after the reelection of Barack Obama to a second term, Mississippi asked for permission to secede from the Union. (Again.) Or whenever Gov. Phil Bryant says he doesn't want anything to do with the Obamacare -- which extends to a state health-care exchange …
Why Did Johnny Lee Butts Die?
Johnny Lee Butts went out for his regular morning walk on July 22, 2012 and never came home. That morning, a car struck and killed Butts; later police arrested a couple of teenagers for the crime. In a recent report, CNN shed new light on what happened that morning . …
U.S. Begins World Cup Qualifiers: What to Watch
http://jacksonfreepress.com/users/photos/2013/feb/04/10128/ The U.S. Men’s Natoinal Team begins the final round of World Cup Qualifying Wednesday at 3 p.m. against Honduras in the city of San Pedro Sula. Here’s what to watch for in 2013 as The Yanks try to earn a spot in Brazil in 2014. If/When Landon Donovan will …
Dems: GOP Tries 'Brinkmanship on Medicaid'
The following is a verbatim statement from the Mississippi Democratic Trust: Jackson, MS- This afternoon, the House Rules Committee killed S.B. 2207, a measure that would extend the repealers on various provisions of Mississippi’s Medicaid program and allow for the consideration of Medicaid expansion. Proponents of Medicaid expansion say that …
Infringement on Freedom is Never Minor
http://jacksonfreepress.com/users/photos/2013/feb/15/10303/ Thursday, Feb. 14, I attended Jackson State student Corinthian Sanders' city council candidacy announcement on the JSU campus. Sanders, a 20-year-old Jackson native, received permission to host his announcement from school administrators several days earlier. The fact that a students needs permission to hold such an announcement is a …
Smith to Announce Mayoral Candidacy
Former city employee Francis Smith will officially announce his candidacy for mayor of Jackson Sat., March 2 at 1 p.m. at 5472 Watkins Drive, Suite A. The Jackson Free Press interviewed Smith about his candidacy in February. The interview will be available soon in print and at JFP.ms. A U.S. …