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Politics

The Capitol, campaigns, and everyone angling for your tax dollars.

Former Jackson city councilman Aaron Banks, right, arrives at the federal courthouse alongside his attorney.

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.

Aerial view of the undeveloped parcels (outlined and labeled A through D) across from the Jackson Convention Complex in downtown Jackson.

Politics

The Lot

An essay: for twenty years Jackson couldn't give away a downtown lot — and when investors finally arrived with a private jet and a yacht, they turned out to be the FBI.

Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, hands pressed together, listens during a public meeting.

Politics

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.

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens arrives at the federal courthouse as a reporter follows with a microphone.

Politics

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.

An aerial view of a large data center complex next to a suburban subdivision.

Commercial Real Estate

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.