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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is trying to dampen a fire he once stoked, urging a more tempered response to public furor over bonuses paid to executives of the publicly rescued insurance giant American International […]

AP JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ The Jackson Fire Department is short more than a dozen captains and seven district chiefs, almost half the number of station managers it is budgeted to have. The shortage of […]

WAPT.com JACKSON, Miss. — The Jackson Democratic Committee disqualified Jackson Mayor Frank Melton from the May 5 Democratic primary. WAPT was the only station present for the announcement late Tuesday afternoon when the party said […]

William “Bo” Brown is back in the political arena, and he wants to be the next city councilman for Jackson’s Ward 4. Flanked by family, friends and supporters, Brown officially announced his candidacy during a […]

Jackson, Mississippi – Marshand Crisler held a press conference today in front of the Jackson Police Department to roll out his comprehensive plan to prevent and reduce crime in Jackson. Crisler was joined by community […]

AP JACKSON, MS (AP) – A proposal to give back-to-school shoppers a tax break is still alive at the Mississippi Capitol. The Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that will exempt sales tax on clothing […]

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Center for Justice will host a free legal clinic, Thursday, March 19, to assist Jackson-area residents with a variety of issues, including foreclosure prevention, payday lending debt, public school discipline […]

AP JACKSON, MS (AP) – Mississippi might join more than three dozen other states in requiring “fire-safe” cigarettes that extinguish themselves if left unattended. The cigarettes are made with two or three bands of less-porous […]

AP JACKSON, MS (AP) – The Mississippi Highway Patrol has continued unfair practices since a racial discrimination complaint was filed on behalf of black state troopers, and the agency’s chief should be removed or have […]

Associated Press JACKSON, MS (AP) – Some Senate Democrats say they want the chance to vote on legislation that urges Gov. Haley Barbour to accept all of Mississippi’s share of the federal stimulus. The group […]