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The Death Penalty for Statutory Rape?
Rep. John Moore, R-Brandon, has a bill that would require the death penalty in statutory rape cases where the victim is 13 years old or younger and when the defendant is 18 or older. Read the full text of Moore's House Bill 92 here.
Legislature Quiet on Immigration, Abortion
The legislative session has not been without drama. But with the deadline to introduce general bills passing earlier this week, it seems like there have been relatively few bills related to traditional red-meat issues. Only one bill title mentions abortion and it was put forth by Rep. Nick Bain, D-Corinth. …
Breaking Down the Referendum Vote
The numbers are in, and it looks like the soon-to-be-law, one-percent local option sales tax won in every precinct last Tuesday. The results, which you can view here, show that the vote received the highest support in north Jackson, but enjoyed widespread support throughout the city's seven wards. The four …
Mumme's the Word on New Belhaven Football Coach
See the following press release from Belhaven University: Belhaven University and the Department of Athletics is pleased to announce that Hal Mumme will be the next Head Football Coach. Mumme comes to Belhaven from Southern Methodist University, where he served as an Assistant Coach and Passing Game Coordinator under Head …
For Sale: 142,000-square-foot Church, Used
A recent listing on online classified ads web page Craigslist shows that the old Broadmoor Baptist Church on East Northside Drive is for sale for $2.8 million. The building most recently went under the title of Wesley Biblical Seminary. I'm not sure who is looking to buy a church and …
Pearl Man: Whites need Confederate emblem to balance negative 'black culture'
I received this stunning letter a couple days ago from a (white, I think) man in Pearl, presumably in response to my recent column about the abominable Mississippi state flag. I post it now without comment but will be back along with some thoughts later. Here it is, verbatim: Please …
Rep. Dixon Proposes Castle Doctrine Changes
State Rep. Deborah Dixon, D-Bolton, has introduced a bill that modifies the state's so-called Castle Doctrine, which establishes parameters for when homicide is justified (e.g. self-defense). Under Dixon's legislation, HB 179, the Castle Doctrine would only apply within 30 feet of the exterior of a dwelling. Outside of that 30-foot …
SCOTUS Sides with Mississippi AG Hood
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is touting a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that he says affirms the rights of state attorneys general to file lawsuits in state court. Here's the full release from Hood's office: Jackson, MS – In a case brought by Attorney General Jim Hood, the …
Whole Foods Announces Jackson Grand Opening
After years of planning, Whole Foods Market in Jackson is opening in less than one month. Here's the full, verbatim release from the company: JACKSON, MS (January 10, 2014) Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) announces it will open its doorsTuesday, February 4, at 9 a.m. at Highland Village, 4500 I-55 …
Fire Blazes in Downtown Jackson
What fire officials are calling a "major" industrial fire is burning in downtown Jackson. Few details are available but the fire is located in a building on South Jefferson street, near the offices of WLBT-TV. No cause has been made available. http://jacksonfreepress.com/users/photos/2014/jan/09/15297/
Town Hall In Ward 1 Set For Tonight
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and the City of Jackson is hosting another Town Hall meeting tonight to discuss the 1-percent local sales tax option. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church at 6000 Old Canton Road in Ward 1. City leaders are putting the option …
Lumumba to Legislators: "Feel good, be at home"
After his election as mayor, one of the biggest questions hanging over Chokwe Lumumba's new administration was what kind of relationship he would have with the state Legislature. Historically, that relationship has been icier than our weather the past few days. Lumumba's predecessor, Harvey Johnson Jr., wasn't known as someone …
A New Wonk Blog for Mississippi
There's a new place for state government news, commentary and analysis. It's called Rethink Mississippi, and it's a project of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at Ole Miss. According to the site's "about us" page, Rethink Mississippi "is a forum for insight, analysis, and debate about Mississippi’s critical …
Road Closure: Medgar Evers Blvd. Edition
The city of Jackson has announced that a portion of South Medgar Evers Boulevard will be closed for the next three days. The closure starts at the intersection known as Freedom Corner, at Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and continues south to Pocahontas Street at Society Ridge …
CROSSHATCH Fundraiser Set For Jan. 10
Brent's Drugs in Fondren is set to host CROSSHATCH, a fundraiser for Fund the Hatch, a mixed-use creative business incubator the old warehouse building at 143 Keener Ave. in Midtown. The JFP first wrote about the incubator on April 3, 2013, and project's lead promoter/developer/fund-raiser Whitney Grant of Midtown Partners …
APRIL 1ST 2013: Better Late Than Never Breaking News
Special to the Jackson Free Press…Breaking News…Dose of Reality? Got word late today that all of the mayoral candidates meeting this afternoon to consider offers from competing reality shows, and are feverishly negotiating to strike a deal by end of day. All have agreed that winner of show will decide …
APRIL 9TH, 2013/It’s All In The Strategery: Part 1
Campaigns at their heart are moments in time. The successful campaign will seize on a feeling in the air, the candidate and his or her supporters will walk the streets and gather intelligence on what’s being discussed in the barbershops and beauty shops and salons and supermarkets and churches. Then, having figured out what the people think is important, and what they think needs to be changed or improved or eliminated, the campaign will take that grass roots intelligence and fashion it into a rationale for their candidate, will create a memorable campaign slogan and set of reasonable and somewhat bland priorities packaged into a 4- or 5- or 6-point plan. (4 seems to be the number this year in the mayoral race). And to most people, that will be the “campaign” that they see.