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 …