U.S. Senate Approves Budget Deal in DC: How Your Senators Voted
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. Senate passed a two-year budget early Friday morning (1:01 a.m.) that will suspend the country’s debt limit into 2017 and will, at...
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The Budget Deal in the U.S. House: Why the Mississippi Vote Was Split
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Keeping the government from shutting down may be the result of a budget deal that was passed in the U.S. House Wednesday, but for...
Ending Sanctuary Cities: Mississippi Senators Vote to Stop Cities From Defying Federal Law
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Ending Sanctuary Cities in America that give refuge to illegal immigrants was the goal of a proposal that failed in the U.S. Senate Tuesday. Both Mississippi...
New TSA Administrator Confirmed, Thompson Optimistic
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–A new administrator for the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was confirmed this week by the U.S. Senate in DC. Mississippi’s Rep. Bennie Thompson...
Flags Lowered Today In Honor of Rep. Esther Harrison
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JACKSON, Miss.–If you see flags lowered to half staff today, it’s in honor of state Rep. Esther Harrison, who died last week at age 69....
The Trade Bills in DC: House Votes to Extend Deadline, Palazzo Counters Arguments
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–A portion of the trade bill in Congress may have another chance as the U.S. House voted Tuesday to extend the deadline to pass the...
Congress Welcomes Trent Kelly With DC Swearing-In, Statements from Senators
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The official DC swearing-in for Mississippi’s newest congressman was Tuesday on the U.S. House floor, by Speaker John Boehner. Mississippi’s senators joined the House...
Spending on the Military: Wicker, Palazzo on Defense Authorization Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Providing adequate money for U.S. military operations is what Republicans in Congress hope happens with the Defense Authorization Act, that passed a U.S. House...
National Bill to Affect Mississippi Coastal Fishing, Red Snapper
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Red snapper and other kinds of fishing will be affected by a bill passed by the U.S. House Tuesday in Washington. The Strengthening Fishing Communities...
New Mississippi Lawmaker “Elected” Without Election
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CARTHAGE, Miss.–LEake, Neshoba, Rankin and Scott counties will have a new state representative to replace Bennett Malone in the House. Jay Mathis, of Carthage, won...