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Flags lowered after death of former Mississippi House Speaker Billy McCoy

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gov. Phil Bryant has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor former Mississippi House Speaker Billy McCoy.

The Democrat from Prentiss County died Tuesday at age 77.

McCoy served in the House from January 1980 to January 2012. He was instrumental in passing a 1987 highway construction program and in overhauling Mississippi’s school funding formula a decade later. As…

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PHOENIX | Ed Pastor, Arizona's 1st Hispanic Congressman, to be buried

PHOENIX | Ed Pastor, Arizona’s 1st Hispanic Congressman, to be buried

PHOENIX — Former U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, Arizona’s first Hispanic member of Congress, will be laid to rest Friday.

A weeklong celebration of Pastor’s life will culminate with a funeral Mass on Friday afternoon and burial immediately after.

Pastor, a liberal Democrat known for his bipartisanship, died after suffering a heart attack last week. He was 75.

Pastor served 23 years in Congress but decided…

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Flags Lowered in Honor of Detroit Firefighter Michael Lubig

Flags Lowered in Honor of Detroit Firefighter Michael Lubig

LANSING, MI – Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to be lowered to half-staff today, Tuesday, Nov. 20, in recognition of Detroit firefighter Michael Lubig who died Monday, Nov. 12, following a medical emergency at the end of a 24-hour shift Thursday, Nov. 8.

“Michael was a fearless man who cared deeply about protecting the people of Detroit,”…

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Flags to be Lowered in Honor of Fallen Detroit Police Officer Fadi Shukur

Flags to be Lowered in Honor of Fallen Detroit Police Officer Fadi Shukur

LANSING, MI – Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff on Monday, Aug. 20, on all state buildings and within the state Capitol complex in honor of Detroit Police Officer Fadi Shukur. Officer Shukur died Wednesday, Aug. 16, after being struck in a hit-and-run on Aug. 4 while on duty.

“Officer Shukur was a brave man who worked diligently to protect…

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