We Think It Stinks: Reaction Immediate from Miss. Senators on ‘Nuclear Option’
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The reaction to a rule change in the Senate that will ultimately result in Pres. Obama’s appointments to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Washington,...
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Your Flood Insurance Rates: What Mississippi’s DC Delegation is Doing About It
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–If you live on the coast or near a river, you’re probably biting your nails wondering just how high your flood insurance is going...
No Lead in Your Bullets: Miss. Senator: Feds in for a Fight On This One
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–If you’re a hunter or a fisherman, if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gets its way, you would no longer have lead bullets or...
ROTC Stays Put for Now at Southern Miss
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HATTIESBURG, Miss.–It required some high-level letters being sent, but the ROTC program at USM will stay open for at least another two years. The move...
It’s a First: Debra Brown Confirmed for Federal Judgeship
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–A nomination by Pres. Obama and resounding yes votes from Mississippi’s senators led the U.S. Senate to confirm Debra Brown, a Yazoo native and...
You Could Have to Pay More: Bill to Delay Flood Insurance Increase Progressing
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The bill that could keep your flood insurance rates from going sky high was introduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate. It could mean thousands...
Too Many Hands: It Seems Like Everybody is Fooling Around With Your Health Insurance
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–You probably feel like there’s too many people fooling around with your health coverage at this point: the feds, the state government, Blue Cross,...
You’re Going Back to Work (Federal Employee), How Your DC Reps Voted on Shutdown Deal
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–If you’re one of about 19,000 Mississippians who work for the federal government, the unpaid vacation your DC government provided for you is over....
A Royal Dis For Cochran, Wicker: Censured By Marshall County
by kim
MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss.–You might remember when Mississippi’s senators were in favor of sending $50 billion in aid to people in the northeast affected by Hurricane...
Mississippi’s D.C. Lawmakers Say ‘No’ to Syrian Strike
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–It was an almost unanimous “no” to Pres. Obama’s planned strike against Syria from Mississippi’s Washington delegation. Most of the representatives and senators had...