The Air Strikes in Syria: Why Sen. Cochran Says It’s Necessary
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Your country’s lawmakers, and the ones from Mississippi, seem to be in agreement that air strikes going on in Syria right now are important...
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Freedom Summer: Senate Bill Would Award Congressional Gold Medal to Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Congressional Gold Medal could go to three men who died in an effort to register black Mississippians to vote in the summer of...
The Fight Against ISIS: Senate Votes Yes, Miss. Senators Explain Their Votes, Support Ebola Research
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Giving the president the authority and the money to train Syrian forces to combat ISIS in the Middle East was the crux of a...
The Thumbs Down to Training Syrian Rebel Troops: Palazzo, Thompson Say No to Obama’s Plan
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–It was a no vote from two of Mississippi’s DC lawmakers Wednesday on President Obama’s plan to train Syrian rebel troops to fight ISIS,...
Former State Lawmaker Vince Scoper Dies, Funeral Held
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LAUREL, Miss.–Esophageal cancer is what claimed former state senator Vince Scoper of Laurel. He died Sunday at age 81. A funeral service was held Wednesday....
The Fight Against ISIS: Wicker Blasts Obama for Pulling Out of Iraq, Questions Hagel, Dempsey
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PHOTO: Courtesy CSPAN WASHINGTON, D.C.–Testimony you heard about all over the national news Tuesday involved Mississippi’s D.C. Sen. Roger Wicker (R), as he questioned Defense...
Special Election Set to Fill the Seat of State Sen. Terry Brown
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COLUMBUS, Miss.–If your state senator was the late Terry Brown, you now have a chance to pick his replacement in the Mississippi Senate. Gov. Bryant...
Miss. News Briefs: Christie Disses McDaniel’s Challenge, Principal Suspended After Texting Accusations
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BILOXI, Miss.–Maybe Chris McDaniel should just drop the whole thing and not take his challenge of the Senate race to court. That was more than...
Natchez and Mississippi Get 67 Acres Back From the Federal Government
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NATCHEZ, Miss.–Land that was originally supposed to be part of the Natchez Trace Parkway now goes back to the state and the City of Natchez....
Washington Week: How You Could Go to DC to Learn How It All Works
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–IF you are a Mississippi high school student with good grades and a heart and passion for public service, then you might want to...