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Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of education to ensure a better future for Mississippi children and their ability to be part of an economically-strong state.  The Senator believes in the importance of state and local control of public education, while recognizing the role of the federal government to support educational achievement across the country.

Senator Hyde-Smith is also supportive of the significant federal research and development initiatives involving Mississippi institutions of higher learning—work that, among other things, improves American competitiveness, national security and agricultural production.


HYDE-SMITH JOINS BILL TO CODIFY TRUMP ANTI-DEI EXECUTIVE ORDER

HYDE-SMITH JOINS BILL TO CODIFY TRUMP ANTI-DEI EXECUTIVE ORDER

Legislation Builds on Trump’s Efforts to Eliminate DEI Programs from Federal Agencies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she is an original cosponsor of Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt’s legislation to codify President Trump’s executive order to eliminate the illegal and immoral discrimination initiatives the Biden administration forced upon federal agencies under the guise of Diversity...

HYDE-SMITH TO CHAIR SENATE TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE

HYDE-SMITH TO CHAIR SENATE TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE

Hyde-Smith Also Lands Military Construction-VA Spot, Will Serve on Six Subcommittees of Importance to Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) was officially named as the new chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) for the 119th Congress.

Hyde-Smith, in addition to chairing the THUD Appropriations...

HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES BILL TO SAVE BILLIONS BY BLOCKING ILLEGAL ALIENS’ ACCESS TO FEDERAL CHILD TAX CREDITS

HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES BILL TO SAVE BILLIONS BY BLOCKING ILLEGAL ALIENS’ ACCESS TO FEDERAL CHILD TAX CREDITS 

Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act Offered with Trump in White House, Budget Reconciliation in the Offing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With President Trump back in the Oval Office, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reintroduced legislation to save taxpayers billions of dollars annually by closing federal tax loopholes that allow illegal immigrants to claim child tax credits...

JHLS making future plans

Northside Sun, Jackson

JHLS making future plans

By NELL LUTER FLOYD - Sun Staff Writer

The Jackson Hinds Library System (JHLS) announced in March 2024 it had received a $3.7 million federal grant to go toward a new Eudora Welty Library in downtown Jackson.

The city of Jackson’s Planning and...

Change those clocks: Daylight saving time begins Sunday

SuperTalk Mississippi News

Change those clocks: Daylight saving time begins Sunday

By J.T. Mitchell

Daylight saving time returns to most of the U.S. this weekend, which means it’s time to “spring forward” and welcome a later sunset for the next six months.

Here’s what to know about the time...