Mississippi receives federal grant money for community development
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Mississippi nonprofit Hope Enterprise Corp. has received the NeighborWorks America Grant to support community development activities. ...
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Lawmakers ask Trump administration for more seafood import monitoring
by Sarah Ulmer
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have implored for the Trump administration to jump-start a program to track the illegal import of shrimp into...
Senators Wicker, Cochran, honor Mississippi fallen officers
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have marked National Police Week, May 15-21, by honoring Mississippi police officers who have died in the...
U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to expand Telehealth
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the use of Telehealth and remote patient monitoring through Medicare in order...
Omnibus appropriations bill in DC could boost MS
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has pressed for passage of legislation that would complete the FY2017 appropriations process and...
Cochran joins Mississippi fight against opioid abuse
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has announced that the State of Mississippi will receive $3.58 million in federal funding to combat opioid addiction and overdose related...
Cochran votes in favor of Perdue as new Agriculture Secretary
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Sen. Thad Cochran has voted to recommend Sonny Perdue, former Georgia Governor, as the next Secretary of Agriculture. ...
Sen. Cochran appointed to Eisenhower Memorial Commission
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Thad Cochran was appointed to serve on the Eisenhower Memorial Commission (EMC) by Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the EMC....
Cochran, Wicker honor Mississippi volunteers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) joined in honoring AmeriCorps and its volunteers, who have contributed to Mississippi and...
Cochran commemorates 150th anniversary of Senate appropriations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. In a statement for...