Big News for Teachers from the Mississippi Senate Today
Today, February 5th, 2020, Senator Debar, Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, brought SB 2001 to the floor. This is the bill that would include...
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Senators back legislation for senior benefits through telehealth
by Sarah Ulmer
The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that includes provisions authored by U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to ensure more seniors can...
U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to expand Telehealth
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the use of Telehealth and remote patient monitoring through Medicare in order...
State infrastructure gets federal boost
Members of the Mississippi congressional delegation have announced a $13 million award to support work by the State of Mississippi to repair transportation infrastructure damage caused...
Senators vote overturn Obama order
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have voted for legislation to overturn a federal rule that infringes on the Second...
U.S Senators vote to pass water project bill
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have voted to pass the bipartisan water infrastructure legislation that includes provisions for federal resources to...
Senators against USDA plan that would limit food access in rural areas
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- A bipartisan group of senators including Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are joining forces to oppose a proposed U.S. Department...
Upgrades to Natchez Railway could bring economic growth to Mississippi
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- A $10 million dollar grant has been awarded to the city of Natchez to improve and give upgrades to bridges along the Natchez...
Medgar Evers Jackson home could be listed as a National Park Service unit
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved a measure that would designate the home of civil rights leader Medgar Evers as...
Senator Wicker joins others in effort to expand broadband to rural areas
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., penned a letter to the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler which asked for...