WJTV-TV Jackson
Hyde-Smith, Wicker join Ted Cruz in proposals against ‘packing’ the Supreme Court
By Josh Carter
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker have joined other Republican leaders in releasing two proposals to “protect the number of justices on the U.S...
Fox News
Group of GOP Senators lay out proposals to prevent Democrats from court packing
'[I]f Democrats win the election, they will end the filibuster and pack the Supreme Court,' Sen. Cruz said.
By Sam Dorman
A group of Republican senators advanced two proposals Monday, including a...
News Mississippi
Wicker and Hyde-Smith encourage students to apply for Senate youth program
By Bailey Martin
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippi juniors and seniors involved in student leadership to apply for the 2021 U.S. Senate Youth...
News Mississippi
Army Corps’ action moves Yazoo Pump Project forward
By Steven Gagliano
Today represents an important step in the process towards the completion of the Yazoo Pump Project https://newsms.fm/epa-reviewing-2008-veto-of-yazoo-pump-project/ in the Mississippi Delta.
The U.S. Army...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Mississippi College Law professor explains ‘packing the courts’ and possible impacts
NEWS
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett has wrapped up in the Senate Judiciary Committee. But now the issue of “packing the court” has come into question.
Asid...
WJTV-TV Jackson
$2.1M in grants awarded to reduce DNA, forensic backlogs in Mississippi
NEWS
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced the award of more than $2.1 million in grants to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) and City of...
All Together
SWE Advocacy Alert: Senate STEM RESTART Act
STEM RESTART Act introduction shows advocacy does work.
October 15, 2020
Public Policy
Last month, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) demonstrated how long view advocacy can make for real change for women in STEM. SWE worked with Senate...
Vicksburg Post
Positive report: Corps’ study says backwater pumps project should move ahead
By Tim Reeves
After months of study and feedback, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a report Friday that lays out recommendations for completion of the Yazoo Backwater Pumps Project.
In the...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Hyde-Smith weighs in on Supreme Court confirmation hearings
By Caroline Wood
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s day two of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
She faces the Senate Judiciary Committee in a question and answer proceeding Tuesday...
WZFG Radio Fargo N.D.
Senator Cramer, Colleagues Urge HHS To Change Reporting Requirements For Rural Hospitals
By Chris Larson
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in writing a bipartisan letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar...
