Thad Cochran, Long-Serving Mississippi Senator, Dies At 81

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Thad Cochran, Long-Serving Mississippi Senator, Dies At 81

By Merrit Kennedy

Thad Cochran, the Republican senator from Mississippi who served for some four decades, has died at the age of 81, his successor, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, said on Thursday.

Cochran used his...

Hyde-Smith’s bill aims to assist forest owners after disasters

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Hyde-Smith’s bill aims to assist forest owners after disasters

By Steven Gagliano

A bill introduced by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith aims to help private forest owners recover from natural disasters. 

According to the Senator, one-third of forest land in the United States is held by...