HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.32 MILLION IN PILT PAYMENTS TO MISS. COUNTIES
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.32 MILLION IN PILT PAYMENTS TO MISS. COUNTIES
Dept. of the Interior Program Helps Counties with Federal Lands, Installations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that 72 counties in Mississippi with tax-exempt, federal property will receive $2.32 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments for 2020.
The U.S. Department of the Interior issues the PILT payments to counties, with local officials retaining authority to allocate...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON LAW TO CHANGE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON LAW TO CHANGE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding Governor Tate Reeves signing legislation to change the state flag of Mississippi:
“Today Governor Reeves signed a law that says the new flag for the State of Mississippi shall bear the words ‘IN GOD WE TRUST.’ By boldly and publicly acknowledging our faith in God, we will continue to show the world the true heart of...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING ON LOUISIANA ABORTION LAW
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING ON LOUISIANA ABORTION LAW
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a Louisiana law requiring abortion clinics to have hospital admitting privileges, a ruling that also effectively negates a similar law in Mississippi.
“The Louisiana admitting privileges law, like ours in Mississippi, was based on providing for the health and welfare of...
Roberts Leads Letter to Urge School Meal Flexibility
US Ag Net
Roberts Leads Letter to Urge School Meal Flexibility
Iowa Ag Connection - 08/18/2020
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Monday sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to urge the Department to...
Women’s Right to Vote: “A monumental victory for equality, justice, and America.”
News Mississippi
Women’s Right to Vote: “A monumental victory for equality, justice, and America.”
By Andi Davis
100 years ago today, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote.
In honor of the historic event, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation and said the...
Women won the right to vote 100 years ago & continue to make progress
The Clinton Courier
Women won the right to vote 100 years ago & continue to make progress
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
In 1980, I voted in my first presidential election. I remember the feeling of excitement walking into my local polling location in Monticello, Mississippi. I was...