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October 6, 2015

Cochran, Wicker pleased with $20 billion BP settlement

RELEASE: COCHRAN, WICKER PLEASED WITH FINAL $20.8 BILLION BP OIL SPILL SETTLEMENT Mississippi Senators Helped Shape RESTORE Act to Ensure Gulf Coast States Get Help for Long-Term Recovery WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today welcomed a settlement agreement on civil claims arising from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon…
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October 6, 2015

Ag Commissioner Hyde-Smith addresses JPD security at state fair

No resolution to fair security The Mississippi Fair Commission makes about $3 million off the state fair each year, but Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith, who chairs the fair commission, said there is no legal authority to pay the Jackson Police Department more than $300,000 to help provide security. JPD, citing budget cuts, said this…