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May 4, 2012

Criticism heavy during farm bill markup; Southern senators all vote nay

Criticism heavy during farm bill markup; Southern senators all vote nay There is no argument that the farm bill passed out of the Senate Agriculture Committee last Thursday was bipartisan. It was not, however, regionally inclusive as all four senators on the committee from the South — Arkansas’ John Boozman, Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss, Kentucky’s Mitch…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 4, 2012

Mississippi airports awarded grants

Mississippi airports awarded grants Airport improvement projects in Mississippi will receive more than $9.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration funding. The announcement was made Wednesday by Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. Cochran said the announcements came after final congressional approval to legislation that reauthorized federal aviation programs such as the AIP, the Small Community Air Service…