Vicksburg Post
Thompson defends legislation that targets Confederate monuments in national parks
By John Surratt
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson issued a statement Wednesday defending his support of legislation that takes aim at Confederate monuments and memorials within the country’s national parks...
Smithsonian Magazine
Women Senators Reflect on the 100th Anniversary of Suffrage
Twenty-four lawmakers shared testimonials with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
By Meilan Solly, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM
When suffragist Jeannette Rankin was elected to the United States House of...
US Ag Net
Roberts Leads Letter to Urge School Meal Flexibility
Iowa Ag Connection - 08/18/2020
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Monday sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to urge the Department to...
News Mississippi
Women’s Right to Vote: “A monumental victory for equality, justice, and America.”
By Andi Davis
100 years ago today, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote.
In honor of the historic event, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation and said the...
The Clinton Courier
Women won the right to vote 100 years ago & continue to make progress
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
In 1980, I voted in my first presidential election. I remember the feeling of excitement walking into my local polling location in Monticello, Mississippi. I was...
Vicksburg Post
House bill calls for removing Confederate monuments from national parks
By John Surratt
Erected in 1909 in the Vicksburg National Military Park, the Mississippi Memorial “represents various actions of the Mississippi troops during the Siege of Vicksburg.” And, if a bill that...
News Mississippi
Oyster restoration will be funded on the Coast
By Bailey Martin
Governor Tate Reeves and U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Representative Steven Palazzo, celebrated the award of $7,624,559 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to support...
Meridian Star
Opinion: Great American Outdoors Act brings jobs to Mississippi
By Justin Brooks, The Nature Conservancy in Mississippi
Mississippi has been blessed with beautiful public lands for those of us who enjoy escaping reality to spend the morning hunting with an old friend, a weekend...
WAPT-TV Jackson
Road to becoming police officer different during pandemic
By Allie Ware Morning Anchor/Reporter
BRANDON, Miss. — The newest police officers from around the state graduated Thursday from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy.
Seven weeks of grueling training...
News Mississippi
Mississippi delegation reacts to historic peace agreement between UAE and Israel
By Andi Davis
President Donald Trump has announced a peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Trump said, “By uniting two of America’s closest and most capable partners in the...
