Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
DHA set to receive $3M
By FOR THE E-T
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week helped provide unanimous committee approval of funding legislation that would direct funding and support for agricultural and rural development needs in Mississippi.
“I’m grateful that this agriculture appropriations bill is moving forward because of the Majority Leader’s intention to allow the Senate to take up and debate it. I hope this return to regular order will mean we can enact a bill that will support agricultural production, research, rural communities, and nutrition programs in Mississippi,” Hyde-Smith said. “Our Senate bill was written in a fiscally-responsible manner that addresses many of the priorities given to me by Mississippians involved in our state’s largest economic driver.”
Included is $40 million for the Distance, Learning, and Telemedicine Program, including $3 million for Delta Health Care Services (Delta Health Alliance).