Tupelo National Guard Unit Targeted, Cochran Opposes Reduction
TUPELO, Miss.–A Mississippi-based Army National Guard unit has been targeted for being done away with during budget talks in DC. The 155th Heavy Brigade Combat...
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Cochran: Obama Administration Proposals Could Hurt Mississippi’s Economy
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Naming one of Mississippi’s snakes as an endangered species could end up hurting Mississippi’s economy, said Sen. Thad Cochran Wednesday. He said he will...
City Buses, Transit: Wicker Says His Plan Would Give Locals Control Over Federal Transport Bucks
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–If you live anywhere in Mississippi besides Jackson, Meridian or other areas with a larger population, chances are you can’t catch a city bus...
Cochran: Federal Budget Skips Miss. Flood Projects, Gives More Money to Regulatory
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–President Obama’s proposed budget for FY2016 has gotten criticism for several reasons. The most recent is from Mississippi’s senior senator, Thad Cochran, who said...
Pres. Obama’s Budget: Mississippi Senators Say Republicans Will Have a Better Plan
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Washington, D.C. is a partisan world when it comes to making policies that shape the way your government operates. Another indication that political in-fighting...
Holland: Using the State’s Rainy Day Fund: Get Off of This Put Money in the Bank Attitude
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JACKSON, Miss.–If you drive Mississippi’s highways, you already know that some of them are in pretty rough shape. Using some of the $190 million in...
The Budget is Late, But People Now Getting Paid After the Delay in Natchez
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By John Mott Coffey, with News Mississippi affiliate WQNZ NATCHEZ, Miss.–A divided Natchez Board of Aldermen on Tuesday adopted the city’s annual budget, a spending...
The Fight Against ISIS: Senate Votes Yes, Miss. Senators Explain Their Votes, Support Ebola Research
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Giving the president the authority and the money to train Syrian forces to combat ISIS in the Middle East was the crux of a...
Your Tax Dollars and How They Are Spent: Lawmakers to Track Every Dollar in New Program
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JACKSON, Miss.–This is about your tax dollars and how they are being spent. It’s a new program called “Building a Better Mississippi”, and the goal,...
The New Federal Reserve Chair and Sen. Roger Wicker: Questions on the Senate Floor
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The new chairperson of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, got questioned by Miss. Sen. Roger Wicker (R) at a budget committee hearing Thursday. The...