AltWeeklies Wire
Gas Ain't Forevernew
Mississippi has joined an initiative to find alternatives to fossil fuels.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
05-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Christopher Walker Charged Againnew
Another of Mayor Frank Melton's young associates is back in trouble with the law.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
04-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Webster: No Patience for 'Fluff'new
The judge presiding over Mayor Frank Melton's felony trial has a repuation for being fair but impatient.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
04-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Not So Fast, Suburbsnew
Former Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. says the suburbs may be hoodwinking the city on upgrading the wastewater plant.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
03-09-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
City Council Interrogates Police Chiefnew
City Council derided Police Chief Shirlene Anderson's new crime plan and passed resolutions demanding the mayor bring forward department heads for confirmation.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
03-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Melton: Jail Bound?new
Legal battles go before the Supreme Court as time runs out for Mayor Frank Melton.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson and Adam Lynch |
03-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Politics of Tobacconew
The Mississippi Legislature is split between loyalty to Gov. Haley Barbour -- and big tobacco -- and opinion polls showing overwhelming support for cigarette taxes.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
02-28-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Hood Threatens Insurance Companiesnew
Attorney General Jim Hood is grappling with insurance companies.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
02-28-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Tuck Revisits Tobacco Taxnew
Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck takes up the struggle to tax cigarettes one more time.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
01-25-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Insurance 'Bait and Switch'new
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood vows to go after insurance companies who denied coverage to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
01-05-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Barbour Flipping on MAEP?new
After vowing not to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, Gov. Haley Barbour gives his approval to full funding. Is this a result of the lower estimate presented by the Dept. of Education, or is it that Barbour is bowing to public demand?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-28-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Spies in the Skynew
The new Metro One helicopter has been lauded as a leap forward for fighting crime in Jackson, but what will it cost, both in maintenance dollars and in threatened civil liberties?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-28-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Temp-Gate Rocks Citynew
City Council puts its foot down over paying temp agencies after Mayor Frank Melton refuses to hand over names and salaries.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson and Adam Lynch |
12-28-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
LeFleur Lakes DOA?new
With 95 percent of preparation complete for building the airport parkway, there is little chance that the LeFleur Lakes development will remain feasible.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A Blue Christmas?new
Can evangelicals be pried away from the Republican Party?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-21-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
