An attorney for the City of Jackson informed the court of progress made in locating records tied to the city's $89.8M Siemens ...

A federal court has issued a subpoena seeking records related to Jackson’s $89.8 million Siemens settlement in 2020.

Brian Grizzell and Vernon Hartley were elected as president and vice president of the Jackson City Council, respectively. The election took place during the first council meeting with new mayor John ...

Now the money is gone and the problems aren’t fixed—and residents fear they may permanently lose control of their water.

Water distribution sites began to lace the city, and fire stations made available nonpotable water for residents. Feb. 22: 300,000 in Mississippi under boil water advisories ...

During a March 2022 site visit, US Environmental Protection Agency staff found that the City of Jackson, Mississippi, did not have adequate staffing for its water system and that as a result of ...

A pair of new laws in Mississippi is leaving Jackson divided, with some hoping they will save a capital city wracked by a rise in homicides while others see an echo of a racist past.

The Jackson City Council wants something done about it. Currently, the city has 2,431 state-owned tax forfeited properties, according to the Secretary of State's office, that is charged with ...

MAYOR CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA (D-JACKSON, MS): Thank you for having me. MARTIN: So, you are the mayor the state’s capital, largest city. As we understand it, last week, most residents, including ...

Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade spoke directly to homeless people on new encampment and panhandling state laws.

Jackson, Miss., is a city with two identities. There's the part which is more than 80% Black, led by a mayor who wants to make it "the most radical city on the planet." Then there's the state capital.

For many prominent Jacksonians, this evoked earlier eras in Mississippi’s complicated racial history. The city’s Black Democratic mayor, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, minced no words after the House vote.