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September 27, 2016

City of Jackson added to DOJ Violence Reduction Network

Jackson lands federal money to halt violent crime On the heels of the capital city’s 50th homicide on Friday, the Department of Justice announced Monday that Jackson is one of 15 sites around the country selected to be in a federal initiative to reduce violence. Jackson, along with Nashville, is being added to the Justice…
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September 26, 2016

CRAWFORD: Need more private sector jobs, more Mississippians working

BILL CRAWFORD: Mississippi needs more private sector jobs Of employed Mississippi civilians age 16 and over, 17.9 percent were local, state, and national government workers compared to 13.6 percent nationally. Of Mississippians age 18 to 64 with jobs, 15.8 percent had no health insurance coverage compared to 11.6 percent nationally. Of those without jobs, 44.7…