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Issues at Jackson Polls

Problems are already showing up in the Jackson primary municipal elections. Check here often for polling and election-day issues.

Manning Awaits Word on His Execution

Willie Jerome Manning awaited word Tuesday on whether the state will execute him later in the day.

FBI Error Casts New Doubt in Death Case

Willie Jerome Manning's attorneys are desperately trying to get key evidence tested before the state of Mississippi puts their client to death.

Diesel Program Cutting Emissions, but Funding to be Slashed

More than 50,000 high-polluting diesel engines have been cleaned up or removed from U.S. roads in a federal program designed to reduce smog and greenhouse gases, according to a new …

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Community Events and Public Meetings

The Go Red for Women Luncheon is May 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Suit Filed to Preserve Evidence in Death Row Case

An advocacy group and the brother of an inmate scheduled for execution Tuesday have filed a lawsuit to preserve evidence in the case for additional testing, whether the man is …

Promises, Promises: When Obama's Promises Conflict

Absent a magic potion or explosive economic growth, it was all but inevitable President Barack Obama would have to break some of his campaign promises to keep others.

Obama Dares Graduates to Reject Cynical Voices

A year to the day after kicking off his victorious re-election campaign on this college campus, President Barack Obama returned to Ohio State University and told graduates that only through …

Senate Bill Lets States Tax Internet Purchases

The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that would empower states to collect sales taxes for purchases made over the Internet.

City Attorney Details City Lawsuits, JATRAN Controversy

The Jackson city attorney and a lawyer suing the city on behalf of police officers discuss allegations that the city is facing a mountain of lawsuits.

10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

UPDATED: Fact Checking Lee

In an email circulated Wednesday night, the Jonathan Lee campaign accused Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. of funneling big contracts for legal representation of the city to his campaign contributors.

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Health Care's 'Dirty Little Secret': No One May Be Coordinating Care

Advocates for hospital patients and their families say confusion about who is managing a patient's care--and lack of coordination among those caregivers--are endemic, contributing to the estimated 44,000 to 98,000 …

Hill Harper

Hill Harper is a jack-of-all-trades. As an actor, he is best known for his role on "CSI: New York" as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes, but he is also an activist, author …

It's the Weekend!

On Sunday, The Band Perry performs at 6:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall.

Students Re-Enact 1963 March Against Segregation

Fifty years ago, Birmingham leaders used fire hoses, police dogs and jailings to stop waves of students who marched out of a church and on to downtown streets seeking equal …

Oil Drilling Technology Leaps, Clean Energy Lags

Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade—just not the one we expected.

Hagel: U.S. Rethinking Possibly Arming Syrian Rebels

The Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels who have been locked in a civil war with the Syrian regime for more than two years, Defense Secretary …

Miss. Ricin-Letters Case Headed to Grand Jury

A dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others, an FBI agent testified …

Obama OK with Morning-After Pill Sales at Age 15

President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older.