Remembering Jackson Mayor Chockwe Lumumba
JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson Mayor Chockwe Lumumba’s public viewing was held at City Hall Friday....
Category : Politics
Thompson: Coast Guard Not Able to Prove They Implemented Oil Spill Recommendations
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The oil spill that changed Mississippi and the United States forever is still having an effect on the government four years later, and likely...
Some Blue Cross Customers May have to Pay Full Price for Drugs or Switch Doctors
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JACKSON, Miss. – If you have Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) insurance, prescriptions written by out of network doctors are no longer covered. It...
Russia Invades, Your Senator Has Something to Say About It
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Russia’s invasion of the Crimean area of the Ukraine is wrong and the U.S. should take steps to make that definitive statement, says Sen. Roger...
The Religious Freedom Bill: What the Human Rights Campaign Says to Lawmakers
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PHOTO: Human Rights Campaign, Mississippi JACKSON, Miss.–You’ve heard recently about the resolutions passed in Starkville, Hattiesburg, and just this week in Oxford, recognizing people in...
Flood Insurance Affordability Act Clears U.S. House
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JACKSON, Miss. – If you live in a flood prone area in Mississippi, you may be glad to know that a bill to delay rising...
Recognizing LGBT Residents: Next City on the List is Oxford
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OXFORD, Miss.–Two other cities that have major Mississippi universities have done it. Now add Oxford to the list of cities that have passed resolutions recognizing...
The President’s Budget: Why It’s Not Likely to Get Much Support from Mississippi
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Even though Pres. Obama’s proposed budget for FY2015, that starts in October, has some increases to veterans programs, some of Mississippi’s D.C. delegation has...
Week of Prayer for Jackson Mayor Chockwe Lumumba
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JACKSON Miss. – Tuesday morning council member DeKeither Stamps announced a resolution was passed Monday by the city council declaring the next seven days for prayer,...
Religious Freedom Bill Clears Committee and Heads to Miss. House Floor
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JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act is headed to the house floor. Tuesday, and amended version of the bill cleared committee....