MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $9.77 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS
MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $9.77 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS
Federal Aviation Administration Approves 20 Grants to Support Statewide Transportation Upgrades
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $9.77 million for improvements to 20 airports across the state.
The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation on behalf of the Federal Aviation...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO EASE REGULATIONS ON LIVESTOCK HAULERS
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO EASE REGULATIONS ON LIVESTOCK HAULERS
Mandatory Monitoring & Rest Requirements Discount Danger to Livestock
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she has cosponsored legislation to make commonsense regulatory changes for livestock haulers, who face the prospect of complying with strict rules regarding electronic monitoring and hours of service.
The Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act (S.2938) would require...
HYDE-SMITH HELPS SENATE ADVANCE FIRST FY2019 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
HYDE-SMITH HELPS SENATE ADVANCE FIRST FY2019 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
Senate Approves Three Bills That Will Aid Miss. Infrastructure, Veterans, and Library of Congress Outreach to Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith today voted with her Senate colleagues to approve the first series of appropriations bills for the 2019 fiscal year, including measures to fund Army Corps of Engineers activities in Mississippi and increase funding for veterans’ programs.
The Senate voted 86-5...
Democrats lash out as GOP blocks gun measure amid shooting
ABC News
Democrats lash out as GOP blocks gun measure amid shooting
By Mariam Khan
News of the Santa Clarita, California, school shooting broke Thursday just as Connecticut's two Democratic senators were making an emotional case for gun control on the Senate floor.
Sens. Richard Blumenthal and...
Daylight Saving Time: Could Congress OK it permanently next year?
Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
Daylight Saving Time: Could Congress OK it permanently next year?
By Steven Lemongello
If passed by Congress the U.S. would simply spring forward an hour in March one year and just stay there forever.
Could this have been the last fall that America set its clocks back?
U...
New Hope class meets Trump during Tupelo rally
Columbus Dispatch
New Hope class meets Trump during Tupelo rally
By Isabelle Altman
When New Hope Middle School seventh grader Lariyon Beckwith told his teacher, Liza Miley, he wanted to meet the president, she didn't really expect it to happen.
Still, Miley took a video of Beckwith on her phone...