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January 17, 2008

Wicker’s ties to firm under scrutiny

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/17/8 Under greater scrutiny since his appointment to fill Mississippi’s vacant Senate seat, Roger Wicker’s procurement of $6 million for a defense company whose president is one of the lawmakers’ top campaign contributors has come under question. Wicker put the special project request for Virginia-based Aurora Flight Sciences in a massive defense bill…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 17, 2008

Miss. House votes to allow weapons on Capitol grounds

The Sun Herald, 1/16/8 Here’s hoping those angry legislative debates don’t carry over into the parking lot. The Mississippi House voted 65-53 Wednesday to lift a ban on lawmakers or others having weapons on the Capitol grounds – for example, in the trunks of their cars. Weapons would still be banned inside the building.