Washington Examiner
GOP senators urge Biden to keep Iran revolutionary guard's terrorist designation
By Mike Brest
More than a dozen Republican lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden against removing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps's (IRGC) terrorist designation.
The lawmakers wrote a...
Y’all Politics
Will Yazoo pumps deliver “environmental justice” to the Mississippi Delta?
Senators Hyde-Smith and Wicker join other Mississippians who want the pumps finished as Congressman Thompson continues to waffle.
By Anne Summerhays
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in 2020 that the...
Open Secrets
Biden’s FEC nominee pledges consensus building in Senate hearing
By William Gavin
President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Federal Elections Commission, Dara Lindenbaum, touted herself as a “consensus builder” and vowed to obey ethical norms at a U.S. Senate Rules Committee hearing...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Miss. Senators will vote no on Supreme Court nominee
By Jacob Gallant
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi’s U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker, both Republicans, plan to vote no during a confirmation hearing on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Jackson is...
Madison County Journal
County gets $4M for Bozeman 4-laning
By STAFF REPORTS
A $4 million federal grant will go toward the widening of Bozeman Road from Highway 463 to Reunion Parkway, officials announced this week.
The funding, appropriated through Housing and Urban Development (HUD), was part...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Sen. Hyde-Smith wants agreement on future of pumping station
By Rachel Hernandez
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – United States Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and United States Army Corps of Engineers officials are looking for the next step for the Yazoo Backwater Area.
At a Senate...
Y’all Politics
Hyde-Smith: I cannot in good conscience support the confirmation of Judge Jackson to SCOTUS
Senator Hyde-Smith says Jackson’s record indicates a readiness to legislate from the bench.
By Frank Corder
As expected, Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) issued the following...
DeSoto County News
Murphy to take flight as an Air Force Academy cadet
By Bob Bakken
When the Class of 2022 at Lewisburg High School receives their diplomas later this spring, the many students will take and fly off in definite directions as they pursue their future plans, whether it be college...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
As state COVID-19 cases fall, lawmakers stop vaccine mandates
By Angela Cutrer
The Mississippi Legislator has been grappling with COVID-19 vaccination requirements concerning the federal government’s mandate over states’ employees’ vaccination statuses.
Now both the...
Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, MS)
GSA Awards Courthouse Contract
By Staff Reports
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announces the award of the construction contract for the new U.S. Courthouse in Greenville to Robins & Morton. The new Federal courthouse will provide the Judiciary...
