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May 31, 2011

Hattiesburg American – New speaker certain to change Mississippi House

New speaker certain to change Mississippi House The Mississippi House will take on a whole new personality in January when the 122 members choose their new speaker, and the internal campaign for the job is well under way. Populist Democrat Billy McCoy has been speaker the past eight years. The 68-year-old worm farmer from Rienzi…
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May 31, 2011

Sen. Wicker: Flood insurance reforms are necessary

Sen. Wicker: Flood insurance reforms are necessary Nearly 5.6 million National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies were in effect nationwide last year, but the program will expire on September 30, 2011, unless an agreement can be reached to extend it. Homeowners on the Gulf Coast depend on the NFIP to make them whole if flooding…