WLBT-TV Jackson
Wicker, Hyde-Smith among more than 200 lawmakers urging SCOTUS to uphold Mississippi abortion ban
By Anthony Warren
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A group of congressional leaders led by Mississippi’s Republican delegation have filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold...
Environment and Energy News
3 takeaways from Deb Haaland’s Senate appearance
By Emma Dumain & Jennifer Yachnin
In her appearance before a Senate committee yesterday, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended the Biden administration’s beleaguered pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, said...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Senate Committee advances bill to rename Tupelo Post Office after Mississippi veteran
By Cianna Reeves
WASHINGTON (WJTV)- On Wednesday, U.S. lawmakers approved of legislation to rename the U.S. post office at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo after Mississippi native and Vietnam War...
Y’all Politics
Legislation to require women to register for the draft moving through Congress
Women could soon be joining the draft if this bill passes.
By Sarah Ulmer
A U.S. Senate member has presented an amendment that would force women to register for the draft.
Senator and Chairman of the...
S&P Global Platts
US Interior secretary gives no details on restart of lease sales despite court order
HIGHLIGHTS
• Haaland says federal leasing review ending 'very soon'
• Platts Analytics expects muted impact on US oil outlook
27 Jul 2021 | 15:10 UTC
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Hyde-Smith Talks Infrastructure, Inflation and Election Reform
By Kelly Bennett
Republicans aren’t going to vote on an infrastructure package when they don’t know what’s in it, according to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. She spoke about it during a visit with SuperTalk...
Clarksdale Press Register
Capital Gains Tax for Family Businesses, Farms and Ranches Opposed by GOP
By The Press Register
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined the entire Senate Republican caucus in urging President Biden to abandon his effort to...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Sen. Hyde-Smith cosponsors bill to combat ‘smash-and-grab’ gun thefts
By Kailynn Johnson
WASHINGTON, Miss. (WLBT) - U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith threw her support behind the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2021, on Thursday, July 23.
The bill’s purpose is to combat the...
The Oneonta (N.Y.) Daily Star
Gun-rights suit from N.Y. gains backing of 25 senators
By Joe Mahoney, CNHI State Reporter
ALBANY — A major gun-rights challenge originating in upstate New York and headed to the U.S. Supreme Court has drawn the backing of numerous Republican U.S. senators, House...
The Associated Press
Forest Service sells land for southwest Mississippi project
The Associated Press
MEADVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is transferring ownership of a parcel of land to a group that plans to develop a conference center and a 200-room lodge near a lake in southwestern...
