Avoiding the Government Shutdown: Wicker, Cochran Say Plan is Good Temporarily
WASHINGTON, D.C.–A shutdown of the federal government might have meant some of the services you’re used to getting would have been interrupted. It also might’ve...
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Your Power Bill and the Federal Government: Wicker Questions EPA Leader on Obama Administration’s Plan
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–New federal regulations could make your monthly light bill go way up. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan could mean Mississippi’s power plants...
Federal Government Running for Now, Mississippi Senator’s Plan Blocked
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The federal government will likely stay running for now, even though a continuing resolution was not passed in the U.S. Senate Thursday. Senate Democrats...
Abortion Ban Fails in DC, Despite Mississippi Votes
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The vote to ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy failed in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, despite both Mississippi senators Thad Cochran and...
Getting the Passenger Railroad Back Going on the Mississippi Coast: New Administrator Could Help
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The rail line that takes passengers from New Orleans to Orlando and passes through Mississippi’s coastal cities could be coming back online, but there...
Double Long Trucks on Mississippi Highways: Sheriff Meets With Wicker to Discuss Danger of Federal Mandate
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Mississippi may be forced to allow double-long trucks on state highways and interstates, and that’s not setting well with some people in office. It’s...
The Deal With Iran: Mississippi’s Wicker Compares to 1938 Deal With Germany in Senate Speech
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–For the second time the U.S. Senate, controlled by Republicans, has failed to pass a resolution that would disapprove the president’s deal with Iran....
The Iran Nuclear Deal: President May Have Enough Votes, Wicker Says It’s BAd for America
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–A deal with Iran that would keep them from making a nuclear bomb is what Pres. Obama has been working on for the past...
Why More Business Could Be Coming to Mississippi’s Stennis Space Center
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HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss.–More business could be ahead for Mississippi’s Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, thanks to a proposal passed in the U.S. Senate Tuesday that...
Putting the Pinch on Mississippi Power Plants: New Federal Coal Regulations
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–New federal regulations on carbon emissions from coal power plants could put the pinch on facilities in Mississippi. In fact, it could put them...