Thad Cochran News

ASA urges emergency financial aid to assist farmers with devastating losses Nov.

For the first time in 10 years, the national credit card delinquency rate fell from the previous quarter, more evidence that Americans are trying to pay down their debt as the recession continues to claim jobs.

Arkansas farmers say that a record amount of rainfall and flooding this year has put a strain on their crops and their infrastructure.

The Natchez Trails Project is one of four transportation improvement projects statewide to receive funding from the Delta Region Transportation Development Program.

CU had been fighting hard to push up the effective date of the CARD Act with a bill dubbed the Credit Card Freeze Bill.

Senate Republicans killed an attempt yesterday to freeze credit card rates and fees until stricter regulations take effect in February.

Sen. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have joined in asking the federal government to help protect Mississippi consumers from companies and individuals offering questionable solutions for contaminated drywall imported from China.

An attempt to freeze credit card rates and fees until more strict regulations take effect in February died in the Senate Wednesday when Republicans blocked an attempt to speed the bill through.

AROUND MISSISSIPPI a ' The Senate yesterday gave unanimous approval to legislation that will direct military construction funding to four Department of Defense installations in Mississippi, Sen.

The Mississippi Council on Economic Education on Wednesday will announce its 2009 U.S. Sen.

Stark Aerospace held the grand opening celebration of its new facility in Columbus, MS, today.

Delta State University's Alumni Association has recognized this year's Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees.

HARRISON COUNTY a ' One of the key issues facing the tourism industry on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is workforce development.

GEORGE COUNTY and LAMAR COUNTY a ' Sen. Thad Cochran and Sen. Roger Wicker announced approval of more than $4.83 million in federal funding to support the construction of community saferoom facilities in George and Lamar counties in South Mississippi.

'We're doing all we can to meet these financial challenges head-on. We have to look very deeply into our operations and develop budgets that reflect the magnitude of these cuts, while maintaining the high quality of our education, research, and outreach programs.' When Mark Keenum became Mississippi State University's 19th president Jan.

" U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today encouraged residents in Calhoun County to attend an upcoming meeting to find out more about floodplain management and potential changes to the floodplain maps in their communities.

WASHINGTON a ' Sen. Thad Cochran has voted for legislation that would allow the State of Mississippi to offer an additional 20 weeks of unemployment benefits to jobless workers.

Recognizing that a weak economy still needs a government boost, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to provide the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits and expand a first-time homebuyer tax credit to include a far larger pool of people entering the dormant housing market.

Congress has provided $25 million for engineering and other preparations for storing some the nation's petroleum reserves in the Richton Salt Domes.

The fact that liberal Democratic New York Gov. David Paterson and conservative Republican Miss.