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Plea Deadline May 29th: Will Banks Plead?
An analysis: of the three men headed to trial in Jackson's biggest corruption case, Aaron Banks has always been the quiet one — and the quiet may be calculated.
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The Mayor Who Made One Phone Call
For readers who want to understand Chokwe Antar Lumumba's case: of the three men charged, his alleged crime is the thinnest — and his defense the most purely legal.
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Judge Lets Owens Take His Fight to a Jury
Why the defense sees an opening: the judge denied the motion to dismiss, but kept Owens's entrapment defense alive and left the central legal question for the jury.
Commercial Real EstateCommercial Real Estate
One Investor Just Bought the Heart of Downtown Jackson, and He's Just Getting Started
In barely a year, New Jersey tech founder Kumar Bhavanasi has quietly bought five of downtown's most important buildings — and he's planning to spend more than $100 million bringing them back to life.
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Data Centers Are Coming to Metro Jackson, and the Debate Is Heating Up
A New Jersey firm wants to rezone 190 acres for what looks like a data center, just as the City Council weighs a moratorium — part of a boom that's made Mississippi one of the country's hottest markets.