Miss. governor will appoint woman to fill Senate vacancy

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi's governor will appoint the state's agriculture commissioner to fill the Senate vacancy soon to be created when veteran Sen. Thad Cochran retires, three state Republicans told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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