AltWeeklies Wire
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
Just the (Correct) Facts Ma'amnew
What has the mainstream media have gotten right -- and wrong -- about the trial of James Ford Seale?
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
02-04-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
James Ford Seale: A Trail of Documents Tell the Storynew
Though they were long ignored, FBI papers from the 1960s paint a vivid portrait of James Ford Seale.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
02-04-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
Supervisors' Clash Continuesnew
Hinds County supervisors clash over open meetings and a $14 million parking garage.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
01-25-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Youth Rally for Justicenew
Students, parents and advocates marched onto Mississippi Capitol's south steps to call for educational reform and protest the incarceration of more than 1,000 Mississippi children.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
01-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Radical Healthnew
Dr. Joseph White, a traditionally trained internist, is a diplomate in anti-aging medicine whose approach to medicine is well-aligned with the wellness movement.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-18-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
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
Bad Deeds Unpunishednew
A digest of corruption in the aftermath of Katrina, and Gov. Haley Barbour's ties to the big money-makers.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
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
