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...
Hyde-Smith tours Climb CDC
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Hyde-Smith tours Climb CDC
By Andrew Scherer
While on a trip to the Gulf Coast, United States Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith visited with a local Gulfport organization.
The senator toured Climb CDC, an organization that provides workforce training and development to 16 to 26-year...
Hyde-Smith’s bill aims to assist forest owners after disasters
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith’s bill aims to assist forest owners after disasters
By Steven Gagliano
A bill introduced by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith aims to help private forest owners recover from natural disasters.
According to the Senator, one-third of forest land in the United States is held by...
Trump's aircraft carrier wish could affect area employer General Atomics
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Trump's aircraft carrier wish could affect area employer General Atomics
By Dennis Seid
TUPELO • For at least the fourth time since taking office in 2017, President Donald Trump railed against the U.S. Navy’s next-generation catapult system being...