2016/06/12 – The Mississippi ACLU is teaming up with local NAACP branches to convince the public to back a proposed Mississippi Civil Rights Act as well as other progressive issues. The group met in Tupelo last month and has been …..
2016/05/10 – The Mississippi State Conference NAACP joined the Human Rights Campaign and hundreds of people, both in and out of state, in a passionate protest against House Bill 1523. The bill promises state legal protection to religious groups and some …..
2016/05/11 – While state leaders seem thrilled to starve Mississippi’s revenue by approving $575 million in tax cuts (amid a $50 million shortfall, no less), they are not so eager to sacrifice tax cuts for the City of Jackson. So …..
2016/04/14 – County officials across Mississippi are warning of job losses and deep deficits as local jails are being deprived of the state inmates needed to keep them afloat. The culprit, say local officials, is state government and private prisons, …..
2016/04/08 – The city of Jackson is getting old and like a senior citizen with a lifetime of heavy smoking and alcohol abuse, it’s facing expensive age-related illnesses. The most obvious, outside of the numerous car-eating-size potholes found in some areas, …..
