Mississippi Represents in DC: Wicker to Preside Over Senate on First Day
WASHINGTON, D.C.–With a Republican majority elected to the U.S. Senate and House, the party has been talking about sending bi-partisan legislation to the president, which...
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The Fight in DC: Wicker Says You Could Soon See How Senators Really Feel About Issues
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–What’s been holding up progress in D.C. on bills like repealing parts of Obama Care and getting the Keystone Pipeline going? Former Majority Leader...
Murthy Confirmed as New Surgeon General, Why Wicker Objects
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The new surgeon general for the United States is Dr. Vivek Murthy, the founder and president of Doctors for America, an organization that supports...
Keeping Duck Numbers Up: How the Price of Stamps Affects Mississippi Wildlife
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Like to hunt ducks? Then you probably want to keep them around. That’s what a new bill in Washington will do with the help...
The Keystone Pipeline: A No Go in the U.S. Senate, But Mississippi All For It
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Even though the Keystone XL Pipeline’s final phase wouldn’t pass directly through the Magnolia State, some feel the possible positive economic impact would justify...
The Possible Government Shutdown: Wicker Says Republicans Will Not Shut Down the Government
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following his election as the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said part of his job is to see that...
The Republican Takeover: Wicker Elected Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Mississippi’s role in national decision making may have gotten another boost Thursday. Sen. Roger Wicker (R), junior senator from Mississippi, was elected chairman of...
A Lot of Work to Do: Palazzo Says Miss. Delegation Getting Ready to Fight Regulators, Repeal Obama Care
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–After last Tuesday’s nation-wide vote that put Republicans in control of the U.S. Senate and strengthened their hold in the House, Mississippi’s Republican Congressional...
Keeping the Cargo Plane Squadron in Mississippi: Palazzo Says It Could Happen Post-Election
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BILOXI, Miss.–Keeping the C130js on the Mississippi coast is a fight against the federal government that’s been going on for quite a while. But since...
The U.S. Senate Election: Blogger Kelly Indicted on Burglary Charges, Supreme Court Today
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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...