Jackson Jambalaya

Time for Gumflapper's weekly preening.

"Mr.Mayor, What did federal authorities find when they searched your office last week?" Should be the first question if questions are even allowed. His response will probably be "I don't comment about ongoing investigations if he responds at all. He should announce his resignation. Stokes needs to do a press conference about corruption in Jackson and announce at the end that he will be running to fill an upcoming vacancy in city government. I want a new hat.

Did they mention anything about the FBI visits? I am hoping one day we will learn more about the FBI raids.

The city opened up a medical clinic for city employees and their families.

What could go wrong?

I fail to understand how offering free healthcare to city employees (and their families?) is a cost-effective option unless the city operates on a self-insured model. The employer premiums won't decrease enough (if at all) to make this "experiment" pay for itself.

I wonder whose relatives just got cushy state jobs with medical professional salaries and benefits?

"The city opened up a medical clinic for city employees and their families.

What could go wrong?"

City has had a clinic for employees for the past 7 years.

No mention of opening a free criminal defense clinic for connected people?

"How to wash money using a medical clinic" - The Mayor

I am so glad the city employees are able to receive free healthcare and they work so hard for us citizens of Jackson known as taxpayers. Public works director is never to be found and can’t return anyone’s calls but I’m glad he’s receiving free healthcare. Lumumba stuff it!!!

Can taxpayer funds be lawfully spent on a medical clinic set up for City of Jackson employees?

Could funds be lawfully spent for membership fees to a health spa?

Does your employer have a medical clinic for you?


Where does it stop?

This city-run medical clinic will open up broad new vistas for contract steering and kickbacks. Think of all the federal dollars now in the offing.

People, the City has had a free medical clinic for employees for almost a decade, now. This is nothing new. Come on, y'all.

Didn't they do this already? Seems like somebody is trying to distract.....
https://www.wlbt.com/story/30492259/free-healthcare-services-to-be-offered-to-city-of-jackson-employees/

What was wrong with the old medical clinic?

And where is the money coming from for the laboratory equipment that's required to run blood work, test urine, etc.?

So the city that can’t bill people correctly or timely is now going to be responsible for sending bills to insurance agencies? Good luck!

@1:53 and those who commented on the free medical care for city emplyees, it is a know fact that the LBJ agenda led to this but my previous comments about this have not been posted. I realize the administrator has his right to limit my speech but what I have said does not speak any vulgarity, such as some others on here. I speak only the truth. Did the City employees before 1998 have free health? Think about that before you call me a racist. On another note, I FINALLY rid myself today of all commercial property I own in the city formerly known as Crossroads of the South, which for many years was a shining light for this State. Call this decrepit useless town, not a city, what you want, but I’m done and I hope the city’s coffers feel it. Undrinkable water for long periods of time, no fire or police protection ( claimed they couldn’t locate us) and no SEWER for over 20 years….but we had to use a home treatment plant and hope the DEQ would allow it! INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS! I’m done. You can have your teenage thugs killing each other, but I will say this. I am armed to the hilt with many weapons in my vehicle when I do have to drive through this depraved, desolate, broke ass, no good for nothing useless uneducated, poorly maintained, shitty pothole filled, 952 million gallons of raw SHIT running into the Pearl affecting other GOOD towns SOUTH of us, sorry ass police department that takes 45 minutes to answer a burglary call and can’t stop drag racing on streets, a 2 employee sewer department for God knows how long until the State took the issue over, filthy garbage collecting and garbage on the roads. And THAT’s just the tip of the spear. I’m so damn glad I’m gone. I can’t believe I wasted so much money in taxes and it supported a no good for nothing corrupt mayor and his administration who will not allow a white contractor to perform work unless a black face is present with them at the permit department. See ya!

The ol $2500 per cup drug test grift for something that costs $10. Lil choke doesn’t miss out on any of the common scams ha.

Great, something else the marxist mayor will take credit for, which he didn't do.

"The Mayor described his meeting with the bus driver union as "productive."

I wonder how much he shook them down for?

6:43 Congratulations. Get it all off of your chest as they say.

I’m a contractor and I live in NE Jackson and the comment above is accurate. The city permit dept is completely racist and only helps you if you are black or have a black person with you. I’ve never seen anything like it. Tyson in the permit dept isn’t this way however. The rest of them are garbage. If I were mayor Tyson would be running that dept as he’s the only one that seems to get anything done.

They plan to do medical marijuana scripts.

6:43 is how so many of us feel.

Watching Choke, Yarber, Harvey and all the other elected criminals ruin the city is upsetting. More so when you actively paying good money for a front row seat to the show.

The suburban seats at least provide some level of comfort and distance.

I’m 59 and I’ll say that the remnant of this city is nowhere near what it used to be and to hear people older than myself say it was even better before my time is proof that all the mayors after Ditto have caused this ruination. And for someone like former mayor Kane Ditto to personally invest money into this town recently shows how good of a person he is. If it weren’t for him some of the funding for the planetarium renovations would not have taken place. Now, tell me if Johnson, Lumomba, (Melton is dead) Yarber and I think I may have left someone out, have put money back into the city. I’m waiting.

6:43

You do know these same people you talk about are leaving the city and going to outer areas, right? You can't more more north or your gonna hit Canton. Enjoy your golden years!

If I was Chalkline, I believe I'd start taking the Fifth Amendment.

He’s a joke! Let’s get some folks that want to help Jackson and Mississippi!