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Lee and Johnson At It Again
You knew we weren't going to make it through two days in a row without more sniping between Jackson's incumbent mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. and challenger Jonathan Lee. On Wednesday, the Lee campaign circulated an e-mail declaring Jonathan the "hands-down winner" of Tuesday's night's debate, then made these charges against …
Chokwe Lumumba Talks about the 'Jackson-Kush' Plan on 'Solidarity' Site
Doing some research just now, I ran into this interview from last week with mayoral candidate Chokwe Lumumba that I think many of you will find interesting. In it, he discusses the "Jackson-Kush Plan" and where it fits into his organization's plan "for self-determination and economic democracy From the plan: …
Mississippi Denies Manning's Death Appeal
The state of Mississippi is moving closer to carrying out the first execution of 2013. The Mississippi State Supreme Court denied today Willie Jerome Manning's requests for a rehearing and a stay of execution. Manning wants DNA tests that were not available at the time of his conviction in the …
The Strange Case of the JPOA Endorsement
In a week that can't get any better, not even an story on an endorsement can be lame. The Jackson Police Officers Association announced yesterday their endorsement of mayoral candidate and former south Jackson business owner Jonathan Lee. Lee was hailed by that group's president, Earnest Perry, as a "visionary" …
Clarion-Ledger Disputes Jonathan Lee's Account
Jonathan Lee supporters are using a Clarion-Ledger article to defend a controversy he's mired in—but it actually helps build the case that he was dishonest about his position at the company.
Sam Begley Sparring with 20/20 PAC re Jonathan Lee + New Lawsuit Revealed
My email today is absolutely filled with city politics. I just came out of a meeting and discovered that the Jackson 20/20 PAC that we wrote about in this earlier story has now endorsed candidates other than Jonathan Lee (when we wrote the story, all the money had gone to …
APRIL 29TH, 2013/THE DEBATE QUESTIONS THE CANDIDATES NEED TO ANSWER
I've been to most of the debates during this mayoral election season, and to be perfectly honest, they have not shed a great deal of light on the candidates and their positions. Here's the question I think most voters would say needs to be asked of each candidate.
"Ghosts of Hinds County" to Debut Soon
I will soon launch our first eBook in a new "Ghosts of Hinds County" series. The first will focus on the juvenile-detention scandal of the 1990s. If you want to hear about it right away, please subscribe (free) to jfpdaily.com. We will announce it to the daily list as soon …
Stats Show Crime Continues To Drop
Looks like both property and violent crime rates continue to drop across the city, according to the latest COMSTAT numbers released by the Jackson Police Department. The report for April 15-21, which you can read here, details how, across the board, property crime is down 18.5 percent year-to-date and violent …
I'm Tired of These Mothaflippin Snakes (and Exorbitant Copy Fees) in This Mothaflippin Clerk's Office!!!
I was just at the Hinds County Circuit Clerk's doing research for a story , and a couple of employees were talking about a mini-plague of serpents in the basement office. This week, employees have stumbled across five earth snakes in the file room, Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn said. Earth …
The Big-Money GOP Donors at Gunn's Private Party
There were some high-dollar contributors at a private meeting Speaker Philip Gunn had in his office last night. An unusual amount of activity at the Capitol yesterday evening led a TV news crew and a print reporter to investigate, but the journalists were turned away by Capitol security, wrote Clarion-Ledger …
Jackson Announces 2013 Summer Youth Camp & Safety Expo
Expo is slated for May 11 at Metrocenter Mall.
Sen. Wicker Gets Toxic Letter
Congressional mail authorities have confirmed that a letter sent to Mississippi's junior U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker contained ricin, a bean-based poison, POLITICO reports. POLITICO reports that U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri indicated the letter came from someone who frequently writes to lawmakers, but McCaskill would not name the person. …
President Obama's Remarks on Boston Marathon Bombing
"We will find out who did this, and we will hold them accountable."
Miss. GOP Applauds Obama Medicaid Action
It's unclear whether North Korea has gone ahead with its plan to launch a nuke, but it does appear that the universe has imploded. Today, the Obama Administration announced it would hold off on cutting a program that partially reimburses hospitals for caring for the poor -- and Mississippi's Republican …
Only Mississippian Convicted of Voter Fraud in Recent Memory Dies
The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced the death of Lessadolla Sowers at Mississippi State Penitentiary. Sowers, formerly of Tunica County, was convicted of 10 counts of voter fraud in April 2011. She was sentenced to five years at Parchman for submitting fraudulent ballots in the August 2007 Democratic primary election. …
Jonathan Lee Releases 14-Page Plan
Jackson mayoral hopeful Jonathan Lee hit the airwaves last night with the premier of his television spot, now he's released a 14-page brochure—a prospectus, if you will—you can find here. In it, Lee discusses, sometimes in detail, his plan to tackle crime, employment and economic development, infrastructure and education. Lee …
Crime Numbers Show Slight Improvement
Jackson Police Department crime statistics through the end of March show a slight to moderate improvement in almost every category. According to the data, through March 31, auto burglaries, auto thefts, business burglaries, grand larcenies, house burglaries, aggravated assaults, armed robberies and homicides are down from last year. Carjacking is …
Some Dumbo Shot an Elephant in Tupelo
In the immortal words of Ice Cube's Doughboy: Either they don't know, don't show or don't care about what's going on with circus elephants in the Tupelo, Miss. 'hood. The Associated Press reports that a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant was hit by a bullet in an …