McConnell ups pressure on White House to get a budget deal

The Hill

McConnell ups pressure on White House to get a budget deal

By Alexander Bolton

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) invited Senate Republican colleagues to a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney Wednesday in a renewed...

Major Navy contract awarded to Louisville company

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Major Navy contract awarded to Louisville company

By Robert Davidson

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Winston County company lands a Navy contract which could be worth up to $84 million .

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith says Taylor Defense Products LLC of Louisville was awarded the competitive...

Mississippi-based federal judge nominated to appeals court

Associated Press

Mississippi-based federal judge nominated to appeals court

By Emiliy Wagster Pettus

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump is nominating a federal district judge from southern Mississippi to serve on one of the nation's most conservative federal appeals courts.

The White...

Farewell to a southern gentleman

High Plains Journal

Farewell to a southern gentleman

By Seymour Klierly

On May 30, 2019, former Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran died.
 
Cochran grew up in Pontotoc, Mississippi, where he graduated valedictorian and lettered in multiple sports. Among his many jobs, he worked at a grocery...

Mississippians Can Weigh in on U.S. Senator’s New Website

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Mississippians Can Weigh in on U.S. Senator’s New Website

By Toni Miles

If you’re a Mississippian and would like to have your input on issues close to your heart and community, especially on the national front, you can do that now, thanks to a new feature on a Mississippi senator...

Thad reminded us to search for common good

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Thad reminded us to search for common good

By My Turn

Draped in black mourning cloth, a life-sized portrait of Senator Thad Cochran sitting in a favorite chair looked as if he was gazing over the packed Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson Tuesday morning. The painting...

$19.1 billion disaster aid bill signed by President Trump

News Mississippi

$19.1 billion disaster aid bill signed by President Trump
 
By Andi Davis

A long-awaited disaster relief bill has been signed into law by President Donald Trump.

Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith praised President Trump for signing the supplemental disaster appropriations bill...

Column: The forgotten people of the Yazoo Backwater flood

Vicksburg Post

Column: The forgotten people of the Yazoo Backwater flood

By Gina Hendrickson

Eagle Lake has been fairly covered through local and state news, as well as social media. My heart aches for everyone affected and I have the upmost respect for each and every individual who tried to save...

GOP senators ask PhRMA for solutions to lower drug prices

The Hill

GOP senators ask PhRMA for solutions to lower drug prices

By Peter Sullivan

A group of eight Republican senators is writing to pharmaceutical companies asking them what solutions they have for lowering drug prices.

The letter to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America...