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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 […]

WASHINGTON – Reversing Bush policy, President Barack Obama on Monday cleared the way for a significant increase in federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research and promised no scientific data will be “distorted or concealed […]

AP JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Senate wants to make it more difficult for convicts to get out of prison after the recent parole and pardon of convicted murderers. Legislation approved Thursday in the […]

On Monday March 9, 2008 and Tuesday March 10, 2009 the Jackson Convention Complex will host the “Get Motivated Seminar.” The popular event is expected to draw a capacity crowds on both days. People who […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Dirk B. Vanderleest is the chief executive officer of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with management and oversight re-sponsibilities for both Jackson-Evers International Airport and Hawkins Field Airport. He was […]