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March 7, 2016

Sen. Cochran’s wife USCG Kimball ship sponsor

Keel for latest Ingalls Coast Guard cutter, Kimball, `truly and fairly laid’ Generally speaking, when U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran attends an event like Friday’s keel authentication for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball, under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, he is the center of attention. That was not the case Friday, however, as Cochran happily took…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 7, 2016

Legislature yet to get to tax cuts, rewriting MAEP, infrastructure repairs

Major debates by Miss. lawmakers yet to begin Mississippi’s 2016 legislative session may be halfway over, but debate has yet to really begin on three of the biggest issues. Although some officials have staked out positions on raising more money for roads and bridges, rewriting the state’s K-12 funding formula or cutting taxes, no real…