ROTC Stays Put for Now at Southern Miss
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...
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Blocked by the Shutdown: Miss. Veterans on the Way to D.C. Could See Trouble Today
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GULFPORT, Miss.–Some 90 Mississippi veterans of World War II on their way to Washington, D.C. today could have trouble getting to any of the World...
The Vote to Defund Obama Care: Mississippian Taking Charge
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–If some lawmakers in the U.S. House are successful, they’ll send a bill to the Senate that funds the federal government, but would not...
Miss. Republicans Vote to Cut Money to Food Stamp Program, Lone Dem. Votes No
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The vote came Thursday in Washington to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, or Food Stamps, by nearly $40 billion over the...
President Talks About Syria, Mississippi Reacts
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–If the reaction by Mississippi’s D.C. lawmakers is an indication of how the rest of Congress feels, then it appears the president has very...
Mississippi’s D.C. Lawmakers Say ‘No’ to Syrian Strike
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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...
Port of Gulfport On Track and Maybe a Little Ahead
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GULFPORT, Miss.–The Port of Gulfport restoration project is on track, and maybe even ahead of schedule, according to a new report by state officials. The...
Nuclear Waste in Miss.: Job Creation or Making the State a Dump
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JACKSON, Miss.–There are plenty of people opposed to making Mississippi a repository for used nuclear fuel. There is also a school of thought that says...
Most of Mississippi’s Delegation Votes Not to Stop NSA Spying
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Cameras are watching you everywhere and the National Security Administration can monitor your phone call, e-mails, internet records and searches and a host of...
Mississippi Says No to Immigration Reform, Predictions for the House Vote
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The federal immigration bill, A.K.A. the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, got no votes from both Mississippi senators Thursday, even though it...