The Hill
State legislatures consider US Capitol's Confederate statues
Bu Gabbu Birenbaum
A national struggle to come to terms with America's painful legacy of racial discrimination is hitting state legislatures across the country as elected officials consider reshaping Statuary Hall in the U.S...
Coastal Point, Ocean View, Del.
Senate Chicken Caucus calls for direct COVID-19 relief for chicken farmers
July 7, 2020
U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), co-chairs of the Senate Chicken Caucus, recently led a letter to Senate leadership and the Senate Committee on...
Y’all Politics
Remove statues of George Washington? Hyde-Smith says No. Espy has no comment.
By Frank Corder
Protesters and rioters around the nation have turned their attention to America’s Founding Fathers, targeting the nation’s first President, George Washington.
Their reasoning? He owned...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Sen. Hyde-Smith gives 2020 Independence Day message
By Renaldo Hopkins
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDAM) - U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith released a message Friday to recognize Independence Day, mentioning the challenges facing the nation and the American will to make things better for the...
News Mississippi
Gold Star Week resolution filed by Hyde-Smith to honor families of the fallen
By Andi Davis
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, with a bipartisan group of cosponsors, has filed a resolution designating Sept. 20-26, 2020, as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week” to honor the families...
WBOY-TV Clarksburg, W.Va.
Sen. Manchin among lawmakers asking for relief from HHS for rural healthcare providers during pandemic
By Rodney Lamp
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D–W.Va., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R–Miss., and Reps. Xochitl Torres Small, D–N.M., and Jim Hagedorn, R–Minn., led 49...
WCBI-TV Columbus
GTRA Awarded Millions in Grant Money to Repair Runway
By Scott Martin
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- The Golden Triangle Regional Airport is getting more grant money from the FAA.
Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith announced Thursday over $15 million dollars in grant...
Clarksdale Press Register
Mississippi to Get New Flag
By Floyd Ingram
Mississippi will get a new state flag, so what do you want it to look like?
On Sunday the Mississippi Legislature, on a vote of 92-23 in the house and a 37-14 vote in the senate, passed House Bill 1796 that will change the...
WLOX-TV Biloxi
As the state flag comes down, Mississippi turns its eyes toward the future
By Hugh Keeton
JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - The flag that has flown over the Magnolia State for over 125 years is officially retired. Now, state leaders and residents are looking towards the future.
Gov. Reeves...
WJTV-TV Jackson
John Campbell appointed USDA Rural Development State Director for Mississippi
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WASHINGTON, D.C., (WJTV) – The Trump Administration announced Wednesday the appointment of John G. Campbell as the new State Director for USDA Rural Development in Mississippi. He starts his...
