Featured ESA School Choice bill dies, legislators react
Education Scholarship Accounts expansion will not be happening in Mississippi this year. In an upset yesterday, the bill to expand the Education Scholarship Accounts died...
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Recommendation of Defense funding released by Senate Appropriations
by Sarah Ulmer
The Senate Committee on Appropriations today released the FY2018 chairman’s recommendation and explanatory statement for the Department of Defense....
Grants announced to help lower commercial truck-related accidents
by Sarah Ulmer
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today announced two federal grants worth $1.08 million to help lower the rate of commercial truck-related accidents and fatalities in...
Senators encourage high schoolers to apply for 2018 Senate Youth Program
by Sarah Ulmer
Are you a Mississippi high school student with an interest in local or national politics? Well, U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker think you...
UPDATE: House backs U.S. Senate vote on Veterans bill
by Sarah Ulmer
After a ‘yes’ vote by the U.S. Senate the House of Representatives voted on Aug. 11 to approve the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act...
Senators move to combat illegal seafood import activities
by Sarah Ulmer
Senator Thad Cochran is pushing a bill in appropriations to reactivate federal monitoring of illegal activities involving shrimp exports to the United States. ...
‘Skinny repeal’ of Obamacare fails in the Senate
What may have been the last chance to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed early Friday morning, according to Fox News. The measure failed 51-49,...
Proposed healthcare changes could prevent jumping on and off healthcare
The U.S. Senate is still in a hold up over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. While the U.S. House...
Special session now required to finalize AG budget, MDOT budget, and education
by Sarah Ulmer
Tuesday was the deadline for appropriation bills, or any legislation dealing with how state money will be spent. Some major agencies did not receive a finalized...
Internet sales tax bill could be up for more discussion
by Sarah Ulmer
Rep. Jason White said that the Senate has invited conference for HB 480, the internet sales tax bill. This comes after it was killed by...