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Tennessee has two of them : More than four dozen districts sent a Democrat to Congress last year while casting a plurality of their votes for Sen.

Mississippi's first request for federal funds to repair the state's barrier islands and coastal wetlands was part of the state's Nov.

WASHINGTON Recent arguments in a Mississippi Supreme Court case offer proof that private insurers are improperly pushing storm damage claims from their books to the government-backed flood insurance program, Rep.

WASHINGTON Mississippi ranks among the least energy-efficient states. Only 12 other states produce more heat-trapping car bon dioxide gas and other greenhouse gases per capita, according to numbers compiled by one environmental group.

U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, is a booster for the $550 billion defense authorization bill the House approved last week and for good reason - it includes billions for Navy shipbuilding that will help the Gulf Coast.

There are only a few signs that Ray Mabus' new office in the Pentagon belongs to him.

Nineteen House Democrats recently sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stating that they will not vote for health care reform legislation "unless it explicitly excludes abortion funding from the scope of any government-defined or subsidized health insurance plan," CongressDaily reports.

Congress has already said no. So has the president. Yet, Gene Taylor is still demanding that leaders on Capitol Hill adopt his multiple peril insurance plan.

A climate-change bill that passed the U.S. House Friday, and is now set for debate in the U.S. Senate, will dramatically hurt Mississippi families, opponents of the bill have said.

Individuals and groups terrified of nationalized health care like to point to examples of government dysfunction, such as Medicaid, to stoke fears of what a government-managed plan would look like in the United States.

Minority Leader John Boehner had a few choice words about Speaker Nancy Pelosi's landmark climate-change bill after its passage Friday.

Progressive health-care advocates often tout the Veterans Administration health-care system as a model for reform.

The submersible aquaculture cage sits on the surface for cleaning and inspection at Snapperfarm Inc., a commercial open ocean finfish operation in Puerto Rico.

A quick look at South Mississippi news from the past week. Read the full stories at sunherald.com; for video go to SunHeraldTV.

U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper regularly checks his Facebook page to catch up on what constituents are saying.

Gov. Haley Barbour said President Obama had opposed supplemental funds such as the more than $500 million Congress approved for Mississippi on Thursday, but state officials convinced the president it was critical for recovery.

Nancy Pelosi and others meet with moderate GOP-ers hoping to pick up votes to get the bill passed by mid next month.

" House Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Ranking Member Frank LoBiondo today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the quality of life for members of the U.S. Coast Guard and their families.

Citing environmental concerns and regulatory issues, U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor and 36 other U.S. lawmakers have asked the U.S. Department of Commerce to reject a controversial plan to allow fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico.

The weather forecast for the next few days in northern Nevada parallels the news, mostly cloudy prospects, brief harsh stormy stuff, and short periods when the sun breaks through.