VA reform bill heads to Trump’s desk

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VA reform bill heads to Trump’s desk

By Alex Paton

A bill is headed to President Trump’s desk that will improve veterans’ health care by removing barriers that keep veterans from receiving care closer to home.

U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker voted with the Senate...

Evers home first Mississippi civil rights site declared landmark

Clarion-Ledger, Jackson

Evers home first Mississippi civil rights site declared landmark

By Jerry Mitchell

The house where Medgar and Myrlie Evers lived with their family will receive a plaque Thursday recognizing its National Historic Landmark Designation.

The Medgar and Myrlie Evers House is...

Bill to designate Medgar Evers home national monument introduced

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Bill to designate Medgar Evers home national monument introduced

By Adam McWilliams

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced a bill Monday that would make the home of slain civil rights icon Medgar Evers a national monument and would make...