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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
June 18, 2018

Ranking Member Thompson Visits South Texas Border Facilities

Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement after visiting border facilities near Brownsville Texas today: “After visiting the South Texas border and seeing children separated from their parents firsthand, it is abundantly clear that President Trump must put an end to his family separation…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
June 18, 2018

Governor Phil Bryant Appoints Retired Colonel Greg Michel Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency

Gov. Phil Bryant announced today that he has appointed retired Col. Gregory S. Michel director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The appointment is effective immediately. Michel takes over for J.W. Ledbetter, Gov. Bryant’s senior criminal justice policy advisor, who has overseen MEMA operations since last month, when former director Lee Smithson resigned. Michel was…