East Central Region

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $10.8 MILLION FOR MISS. LAW ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY

Justice Department Allocates FY24 COPS Grants for Miss. Cities, Counties & Schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today welcomed the award of more than $10.8 million through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to boost law enforcement in communities throughout Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith, as member of the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHT MISS. LITERACY PROGRESS AS SENATE PASSES NATIONAL RESOLUTION

Miss. Senators Cosponsored Bipartisan Resolution Designating September as National Literacy Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded unanimous Senate passage of a resolution that designates September 2024 as “National Literacy Month” and encourages greater strides to improve literacy for K-12 students nationwide.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH URGE MISS. STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

Sept. 30 Deadline Set for High School Juniors & Seniors to Apply to Leadership Program 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippi high school juniors and seniors with student leadership roles to apply for the 2025 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP). 

The esteemed USSYP offers $10,000 college scholarships to two junior or senior students from...