Jackson Free Press Anna Wolfe In an effort to shield Mississippi residents from predatory lenders, the Mississippi Center for Justice launched New Roots Credit Partnership, which helps connect residents to affordable banking. The City of Jackson has already implemented the program and offered it to its 2,400...
The Atlantic Ellen Ann Fentress JACKSON, Miss. — When a boy with an overwrought dream life was brought in to see Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist noted that the boy’s father didn’t dream at all, or so he claimed. The son, Jung concluded, felt compelled to do...
Clarion Ledger Jimmie E. Gates The Mississippi Department of Human Services agreed to a request to delay the law that would require Temporary Assistance to Needy Families applicants to complete a questionnaire and possibly be drug tested, until the end of a public hearing and comment period. Under...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Sandra Knispel Tupelo--Dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster can be overwhelming. But free legal help is available to those Mississippians still recovering from last month’s tornadoes. “We found that people not knowing what benefits they are entitled to or how to access those...
Clarion Ledger Jerry Mitchell Canton police investigating a Justice Court judge who allegedly slapped a mentally challenged man have turned the case over for possible prosecution. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said what evidence they have regarding the allegations against Madison County Justice Court Judge Bill Weisenberger is...
Aspen Times Michael McLaughlin The Aspen School District Outdoor Education program has been changing the way students see the world for years. In April, the program was the platform that allowed a handful of Aspen High School students to visit Tennessee and Mississippi during the 50th anniversary...
Sun Herald The 2013 class of Outstanding Community Leaders and Top Business Leaders Under 40 were announced Wednesday at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. They take their place among the now 250 men and women inducted into the online Roland Weeks Leadership Hall of Fame. Wade...
Sun Herald NISREEN HASIB & T. 'LT' EDWARDS Jr. As students from Chicago's Northwestern University School of Law and the University of Chicago Law School, we consider ourselves extremely lucky to have spent March 17-21 serving the Biloxi community. During this time, we volunteered with the Mississippi...
Sun Herald Patrick Ochs Some college students choose to spend their spring break on the slopes in Aspen, Colo., or on an all-inclusive cruise. A select group of law students from Boston University, Virginia and Duke opted instead to put their studies to the test this week...
Sun Herald Anita Lee GULFPORT -- The Mississippi Development Authority has failed to adequately document the number of jobs at the port, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says, meaning the federal government can apply unspecified sanctions unless reporting is brought into compliance with federal...
