Recovery in Louisville: FEMA Announces $43 Million For Medical, Manufacturing
LOUISVILLE, Miss.–The Louisville tornado on April 28 took both life and livelihood and it ravaged the southern and eastern parts of the city, including the...
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The Farm Bill and a Chance to Ask Your Questions and Say What You Think
by kim
STONEVILLE, Miss.–If you’re a Mississippi farmer, you know there are risks every time you start a tractor or a combine and every time you put...
Poverty in Mississippi: Study Shows Latinos Have Higher Unemployment, More in Poverty
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–While new census data shows that poverty in America is decreasing slightly, the news for Mississippi is not so good. Twenty four percent of...
The U.S. Senate Election: Blogger Kelly Indicted on Burglary Charges, Supreme Court Today
by kim
MADISON, Miss.–The U.S. Senate Election is about one month away and the ghosts of what happened this summer still haunt Mississippi. Blogger Clayton Kelly, the...
The Air Strikes in Syria: Why Sen. Cochran Says It’s Necessary
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Your country’s lawmakers, and the ones from Mississippi, seem to be in agreement that air strikes going on in Syria right now are important...
Freedom Summer: Senate Bill Would Award Congressional Gold Medal to Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Congressional Gold Medal could go to three men who died in an effort to register black Mississippians to vote in the summer of...
The Fight Against ISIS: Senate Votes Yes, Miss. Senators Explain Their Votes, Support Ebola Research
by kim
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...
No Food Stamp Cuts Here: Mississippi Not Included in SNAP Cuts Embedded in Farm Bill
by kim
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...
Your Light Bill Could Be Going Up: Mississippi’s DC Senators Asking for More Time for Public Comment
by kim
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...
Fighting ISIS: Mississippi Reaction to President Obama’s Strategy Speech
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Fighting ISIS where the organization is doing the most damage is the plan by Pres. Obama, but not with troops on the ground. The...