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March 27, 2015

Controversial and embattled State Rep. Jim Evans (D) withdraws from House election race

State Rep. Jim Evans not seeking re-election Evans said his decision to not seek re-election, although he had qualified to run, is as sudden as it seems. He said he has been thinking about it for sometime. “It has been a long run,” Evans said of his 24 years as a lawmaker. His decision to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 27, 2015

US Senate passes Budget plan: Cochran says it would create 11,000 Mississippi jobs

Cochran: Senate Budget Plan Passed Overnight Would Allow 11,000 New Mississippi Jobs WASHINGTON, D.C.–More than 11,000 new Mississippi jobs could be created under the budget plan passed overnight by the U.S. Senate, said Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). The plan passed 52-46, and is in opposition to the president’s plan, which Cochran said does not balance…