Senators oppose Trump plan to sell TVA assets
The Associated Press
Senators oppose Trump plan to sell TVA assets
The Associated Press
Senators from Tennessee and Mississippi are opposing part of President Donald Trump’s reorganization plan that revisits possibly selling the transmission assets of the nation’s largest public utility.
Tenn...
Trade war hits home
The Enterprise-Toscin, Indianola
Trade war hits home
China’s counterpunch could land right in county’s breadbasket
By Bryan Davis, publisher
Not much of what happens in Sunflower County has anything to do with the price of tea in China.
But a lot of what happens here, as well as in other...
Trump nominates retired Pike County sheriff to be US marshal
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson
Trump nominates retired Pike County sheriff to be US marshal
Special to the Clarion Ledger
Retired Pike County sheriff Mark B. Shepherd of McComb is President Trump’s nominee for U.S. marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi.
If confirmed, Shepherd, who served...
Hyde-Smith votes for failed spending cut plan
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith votes for failed spending cut plan
By Brittany Land
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith voted to advance President Trump’s plan to cut $15 billion in unspent or unnecessary funding from federal agencies, but the effort was cut short by Democratic-led opposition.
“I...
Senate passes defense bill, military members to see pay raise
News Mississippi
Senate passes defense bill, military members to see pay raise
By Alex Paton
Earlier this week the Senate passed the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which is a measure that sets the national security policy and authorizes funding to equip and train the U.S...