Former State Lawmaker Vince Scoper Dies, Funeral Held
LAUREL, Miss.–Esophageal cancer is what claimed former state senator Vince Scoper of Laurel. He died Sunday at age 81. A funeral service was held Wednesday....
Category : Politics
The Fight Against ISIS: Wicker Blasts Obama for Pulling Out of Iraq, Questions Hagel, Dempsey
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PHOTO: Courtesy CSPAN WASHINGTON, D.C.–Testimony you heard about all over the national news Tuesday involved Mississippi’s D.C. Sen. Roger Wicker (R), as he questioned Defense...
No Food Stamp Cuts Here: Mississippi Not Included in SNAP Cuts Embedded in Farm Bill
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–You heard about possible cuts to food stamps, or the SNAP program, last year and in early 2014, when the Farm Bill was being...
“Women have to Pay the Same as Men”, Childers says, “So Pay Women Same as Men”
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JACKSON, Miss. – If elected to the U.S. Senate, Democrat Travis Childers, said Monday he would focus on closing the wage gap between men in women....
The Trouble With Selling a Hospital: Adams Co. Board Finds Out It’s Expensive and There Are People to Take Care Of
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By John Mott Coffey, with News Mississippi affiliate WQNZ NATCHEZ, Miss.–The Adams County Board of Supervisors voted Monday voted to borrow $3 million to pay...
Taking the Fight Against Cancer From Mississippi to DC
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Taking the fight against cancer from Mississippi to Washington, D.C.: That’s what a group of cancer survivors from the Magnolia State were doing Tuesday....
The Strategy to Defeat ISIS: Mississippi Senator Asks For More Details From Pres. Obama
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–A well-funded, well-equipped, and sophisticated army is how Sen. Roger Wicker described ISIS, the Islamic state, to the Senate Monday, asking the president to provide...
Special Election Set to Fill the Seat of State Sen. Terry Brown
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COLUMBUS, Miss.–If your state senator was the late Terry Brown, you now have a chance to pick his replacement in the Mississippi Senate. Gov. Bryant...
Your Light Bill Could Be Going Up: Mississippi’s DC Senators Asking for More Time for Public Comment
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Every time you turn on a light, you’re being charged. But with new regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), your bill in Mississippi...
Miss. News Briefs: A Reason to Check for ID Theft, Weird Ways to Get Shot
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JACKSON, Miss.–You may need to check your credit history and you may need to make sure ID isn’t stolen if you saw a Community Health...