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Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Wednesday with no indication that they’d finish writing a $5 billion state budget before their midnight deadline. Legislators are feeling pressure because […]

The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Interim Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Rev. Byron Clay says he’s been traveling around the country, trying to mobilize marchers for his group’s renewed “Poor People’s Campaign.” Clay […]

(AP:JACKSON, Miss.) Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is poised to grab more control over the budget-writing process as top lawmakers warn they’re likely to end the on-again, off-again regular session without agreeing on a state spending […]

“It is an honor to stand here and endorse the candidacy of the next mayor of Jackson, Harvey Johnson Jr,” said Chairman of the Municipal Democratic Party in Jackson and Chairman of the Hinds County […]

Hundreds of upcoming high school senior boys could be found throughout the state capitol on Wednesday, as they were getting the feel of actually one day working there. These young men were a part of […]

Jackson, Mississippi – Today, Marshand Crisler endorsed Former MayorHarvey Johnson in his bid for Mayor of Jackson. Crisler was positionedsecond in the May 5th Democratic Runoff and now throws his support behindJohnson.Crisler released the following […]

Associated Press Former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus has been confirmed as secretary of the U.S. Navy. A spokesman for U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin said the Senate voted unanimously Monday night in […]

The Mississippi Outreach Foundation, Inc. is having a bus go to Mississippi Valley State University to attend the Ninth Annual B.B. King Blues workshop on Friday, June 5, 2009, in Itta Bena, MS. The youth […]

The spirit of graduation is in the air, and no doubt 33 new metro area community leaders are proud to be a part of that spirit. In what is known has the classy University Club […]

The democratic primary runoff is over, and the former mayor of Jackson is on the verge of becoming mayor again. Harvey Johnson Jr. defeated City Councilman Marshand Crisler to become the democratic candidate for mayor […]