State, county reacts to Cochran passing
DeSoto Times-Tribune
State, county reacts to Cochran passing
By Bob Bakken
The state of Mississippi and DeSoto County were saddened Thursday when it was announced that retired U.S. Senator Thad Cochran had passed away at the age of 81.
Cochran passed away peacefully at his home in Oxford, said a...
He was a hardworking gentleman — Memories of Thad Cochran
Brookhaven Daily Leader
He was a hardworking gentleman — Memories of Thad Cochran
By Donna Campbell
When Rep. Becky Currie was getting her feet wet in politics as a Teen Age Republican, she campaigned alongside Thad Cochran to help him win a seat in Congress in 1972.
Currie, of Brookhaven...
Former Senator Thad Cochran passes away at age 81
News Mississippi
Former Senator Thad Cochran passes away at age 81
By Steven Gagliano
According to a spokesman, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, who represented Mississippi in Congress for more than 45 years, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning in Oxford.
Cochran, a Navy veteran who...
Thad Cochran, Long-Serving Mississippi Senator, Dies At 81
National Public Radio
Thad Cochran, Long-Serving Mississippi Senator, Dies At 81
By Merrit Kennedy
Thad Cochran, the Republican senator from Mississippi who served for some four decades, has died at the age of 81, his successor, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, said on Thursday.
Cochran used his...
Marco Rubio Wants Tax Reform to Help Companies, Individuals Who Lose Timber in Natural Disasters
Florida Daily
Marco Rubio Wants Tax Reform to Help Companies, Individuals Who Lose Timber in Natural Disasters
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is championing a proposal to amend the federal tax code to help tree farmers and the timber industry after natural disasters.
On Tuesday...