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Update: Secretary of State's Office Looking Into Quinn's Campaign Financial Setup
As we noted in Tuesday's story on campaign finance reform, mayoral candidate Regina Quinn did not file a campaign finance report by the Jan. 31, 2013 deadline. This means one of two things -- either she is either in violation of Mississippi sunshine laws regarding campaign finance transparency, or she …
What are your questions for mayoral candidates? Help us with interviews!
Here at the JFP, we are going into the final push of the city election season before the primaries on May 7. We are still finishing mayoral candidates' JFP interviews (with the goal of doing one for each of them!) and we will be doing additional endorsement interviews with the …
Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. Telephone Town Hall Tonight
Ask questions, voice concerns, and share your opinions directly with the Mayor.
Jackson Amnesty, Thursday and Friday
The City of Jackson’s Municipal Court Services will offer its annual Amnesty Program on Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22.
Death Penalty Repeal Assured in Maryland
On March 15, the Maryland House of Delegates decisively passed (82-56) a bill that would replace the death penalty with life without parole.
Voter ID in Tennessee Reveals Shortfalls
Many people don't have the photo IDs required under the new laws.
Bryant Sits Down With Hospitals on Funding
Gov. Phil Bryant is still against Medicaid expansion, but says he's now willing to sit down with hospitals about other ways to cushion the blow from massive funding cuts when certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act go into effect. In a statement issued jointly with the Mississippi Hospital Association, …
Where’s Harvey? The Elephant in the Democratic Debate Room
As for the debate, with all due respect to the candidates, it had the feel of a spring training baseball game, the established veterans just looking to getting in shape for opening day, the long-shots looking to do something spectacular to stand out so that they don’t get cut, and the high draft choices doing just enough, trying to gauge where they stood in the race to make the final cut.
Volunteer Drivers Needed for Cancer Patients
For many cancer patients, getting to and from treatment is the greatest barrier in beating the disease.
Community Shred Days Friday and Saturday
Mississippi consumers will get a chance to protect themselves from becoming victims of identity theft courtesy of the sixth annual Shred Days.
Go HARD Dropout Prevention Pilot Program Sets Dates for Spring Break Tour
The public is invited to attend and support this initiative to increase the graduation rate and decrease the dropout rate in Mississippi.
SATP Workshops for High-School Seniors
Did you know that students who do not pass their state tests cannot graduate?
Spring Break Enhancement Program Registration Underway
Parks and Recreation is conducting registration for the 2013 program until Friday, March 8.
Former JPD Officers Sentenced in Drug Sting
U.S. District Court sentenced three former Jackson Police officers to prison Thursday for accepting bribes from an undercover FBI agent. Here is the verbatim press release from U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis' office: FORMER JACKSON POLICE OFFICERS SENTENCED FOR ACCEPTING BRIBES Jackson, Miss. - Former Jackson Police Officers Monyette Quintel …
Stewart Mans Up, Apologizes to Molpus
It takes a big man to admit he was wrong. Last night, that big man was five-foot funnyman and Daily Show host Jon Stewart, who had a little fun at Mississippi's expense last week when the news broke the state never officially ratified the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. In …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 . …