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December 13, 2017

Potential legislation could provide incentive to hire former inmates

OUR OPINION: Employment initiative worth further exploration The bill Rep. William Tracy Arnold, R-Booneville, plans to introduce would give employers a $2,500 tax credit for one year if they hire non-violent felons who have completed their sentences. That non-violent detail is an important part of this proposal that should hopefully bring a sense of ease…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 13, 2017

Wicker Announces Safety Update for Navy Training Jets

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Seapower, which has jurisdiction over the Navy and naval aviation, today issued an update on efforts to fix safety issues with the oxygen systems on T-45 naval training jets. Some pilots operating these particular jets have experienced physiological episodes (PE), such as…