The appointment of the first woman to Mississippi congress today is “opening new doors” for female leaders in the state. This is according to Harrison County Supervisor Connie Rockco who also broke a state barrier for women when she became…
We will soon have our first female senator in the state of Mississippi. State Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith will take the seat. She is replacing veteran Senator Thad Cochran, who is retiring in April. The announcement was made by Mississippi…
Three Mississippi Republicans tell The Associated Press that the state's governor will appoint Cindy Hyde-Smith to fill the Senate vacancy that will soon be created when veteran Sen. Thad Cochran retires. Hyde-Smith is the state's agriculture commissioner. She will be…
Governor Phil Bryant announced today he will not appoint himself to succeed longtime Senator Thad Cochran. Roger Wicker is already up for re-election. Eighty-year-old Thad Cochran announced Monday that he is resigning April 1st because of poor health. Cochran is…
Mississippi senators have passed a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Senators voted 35-14 Tuesday to pass House Bill 1510. It was being held for the possibility of more debate, sending it back to the House.…
Today, Mississippi Republican Senator Thad Cochran announced he will resign from his seat in the U.S. Senate on April 1st. News 25’s Veronica Bayona spoke to Howie Morgan, a local political consultant, who tells us more about what this decision…
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, today announced his intention to resign from the U.S. Senate effective April 1, 2018. “I regret my health has become an ongoing challenge. I intend to fulfill my…
GOP Senate candidate Chris McDaniel’s first top after announcing his campaign yesterday was Biloxi. McDaniel stood in front of a crowd gathered at the Biloxi Yacht Club tonight, kicking off his state-wide campaign tour. Entering in the GOP primary race…
Today the Mississippi Senate voted for a bill backed by Coast senators that would send a majority of BP economic damages money to the Coast. Senate Bill 2176 would put nearly $700 million of the $750 million economic damages settlement…
Joel Carter has won the District 49 Senate seat. He replaces Sean Tindell who vacated the spot to take the position as a judge with the state appeals court. Carter had 1,968 votes. Carr had 996 votes and Meyers finished…
The votes are in and Joel Carter wins the District 49 seat by 52.7 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff. Carter received 1,968 votes to Dan Carr’s 996 and Ron Meyer’s 767 votes. News 25’s Taylor Rubach has…
The special election determining who will fill the state Senate seat representing District 49 is tomorrow. Three candidates put up election signs and are knocking on doors, all on a mission to prove to Harrison County voters they are qualified…
News 25's Hank Davis interviews Penny Payne about the Senate District 49 Candidate Forum Monday Dec. 11th at 6 p.m. at the MGCCC Jefferson Davis Campus, Fine Arts Auditorium on 2226 Switzer Road.
Who will represent Harrison County residents and fill the seat left vacant by Sean Tindell after he was recently sworn in as a judge with the state appeals court? So far, two candidates have stepped up, qualifying to run for…
Gulfport native Joel Carter announced he will run for District 49 state Senate to fill the vacant seat of Sean Tindell who was appointed judge to the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Carter is a Mississippi Gulf Coast realtor and businessman…
Top Republicans coping with a razor-thin majority as they try pushing a partisan agenda through the Senate are running smack into another complication: the sheer age and health issues of some senators. On Monday, the office of ailing Senator Thad…
Sean Tindell is hanging up his hat as state senator for District 49. Senator Tindell is officially resigning from his position with the Senate after serving as a state senator since 2012. Tindell is in Jackson right now and will…
A sickness is causing U.S. Senator Thad Cochran to postpone his trip to Washington D.C. Brad White, chief of staff to Senator Cochran, says the senator developed a urinary tract infection in a statement that says in part: “after a…
Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran is the tenth longest serving senator in United States history. Today, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recognized Senator Cochran on the Senate floor for reaching the impressive milestone. Senator Cochran was first elected to the Senate in…
State senators unanimously agree there should be limits on Mississippi public officials spending campaign money on themselves. Senate Bill 26-89 passed Wednesday and now moves to the house for more debate. The house passed a similar bill last month. Right…
A bill to double penalties for crimes targeting police officers, firefighters, and medics has passed the Mississippi Senate. Senators voted 37-13 Thursday to send Senate Bill 2469 to the House. The Blue Lives Matter proposal says any crime committed against…
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran urged the senate to adopt legislation to keep the federal government open and fund urgent priorities around the nation. The resolution includes funding to continue counterterrorism operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. It also appropriates $872…
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate today. Duke will seek an open seat vacated by Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter, who announced last year that he would not be seeking re-election. More than…
The second-ranking leader of the Mississippi Senate has been charged with DUI after a one-vehicle wreck. Republican Sen. Terry Burton of Newton was charged after running a sport utility vehicle off of Interstate 20 and hitting a sign Saturday night…