The Epoch Times
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Bolster Rural Healthcare Providers
By Masooma Haq
Bipartisan legislation will direct funding to rural hospitals and clinics, through the CARES act Provider Relief Fund, shoring up the cracks exposed by the pandemic.
Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R...
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Mississippi Rural Health Centers to Receive $9.2 Million for COVID-19 Testing
By PRESS RELEASE
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provided $225 million to Rural Health Clinics...
The Northside Sun, Jackson
SMART Act Could Provide $500 Billion For Local Governments And Free Up Other Federal Funds For Relief
By Steve Wilson
A bill in the U.S. Senate could provide $500 billion in funds to state, local and tribal governments and remove restrictions on previously passed...
Vicksburg Post
Flaggs believes city may avoid drastic action to balance budget
By John Surratt
Early revenue projections and potential state and federal assistance could mean Vicksburg’s financial picture may not be as bleak as initially thought, Mayor George Flaggs said Monday.
He discussed the...
Aberdeen (S.D.) News
Ranch group grateful for swift Senate action to fix broken cattle markets
May 19, 2020
BILLINGS, Mont. — On May 12, U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT), along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Tina Smith (D...
Y’all Politics
Mississippi Republican delegation votes against HEROES Act, Proxy Voting
By Frank Corder
The U.S. House of Representatives returned last week to debate two pieces of legislation, H. Res. 965 and H.R. 6800. H. Res. 965 is what Republicans have termed as the Proxy Voting Scheme 2.0...
CQ Roll Call
State, local virus aid bill gains bipartisan momentum
By Paul M. Krawzak, CQ
New bipartisan legislation would provide $500 billion in aid to state and local governments, territories and tribes to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, with the smallest communities in line for a direct...
The Hill
Bipartisan Senate group offers new help to state, local governments
By Jordain Carney
A bipartisan group of senators are introducing a bill on Monday to provide hundreds of billions in new funding to state and local governments that have been hit hard by the spread of the coronavirus.
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Meridian Star
MCC graduation takes on a different look
Submitted
Laptops, cellphones and computer desktops were just a few of the ways MCC’s Spring 2020 graduation ceremonies were able to be seen as the college held its commencement events via livestream.
To say commencement ceremonies for...
News Mississippi
State receives $21 million to mitigate impact of 2019 Bonnet Carré opening
By Steven Gagliano
Mississippi will receive over $21 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce following the prolonged opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in 2019.
The opening of the spillway led to...
