Health

Study shows Medicaid expansion would spur Mississippi economy

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi is losing billions of dollars in potential economic activity because state leaders, so far, have chosen not to extend Medicaid to hundreds of thousands more people, a nonprofit group said […]

Business

Nonprofit whisperer takes helm at Ford Foundation

Ford Foundation President talks about the importance of African American Media  By Khalil Abdullah New America Media In September, 2013, Darren Walker became the second African American and 10th president of the Ford Foundation, America’s second […]

Business

Working Together Jackson endorses proposed Jackson sales tax increase

The Mississippi Link Newswire On December 5 2013, the Working Together Jackson (WTJ)  Executive Committee voted unanimously to endorse the proposed 1% sales increase. Infrastructure repair is one of WTJ’s top priorities, and all of the […]

News

Pennsylvania newlyweds consummated marriage with murder

SUNBURY, Pennsylvania (AP) — A couple married for just three weeks lured a man to his death with a Craigslist ad because they wanted to kill someone together, police said. Elytte Barbour told officers before […]