The Jackson Wire is an independent newsroom covering government, courts, and money in and around Jackson, Mississippi. We read the agendas nobody else reads, sit through the meetings that run past midnight, and file the public-records requests that make press officers sigh.

We are reader-supported and beholden to no party, donor, or development authority. If a story makes a powerful person uncomfortable, that is usually a sign we are doing our job.

Our promise is simple: show the documents, name the names, and let the record speak. When we get something wrong, we correct it prominently.