Cassidy, Hyde-Smith push for tariffs on Indian shrimp

The Center Square

Cassidy, Hyde-Smith push for tariffs on Indian shrimp

By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The screws on foreign shrimp may be further tightened with a newly introduced bill from Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy. 

"President Trump imposed...

Alabama’s Tuberville Backs Bill To Fight Pine Beetle Damage

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Alabama’s Tuberville Backs Bill To Fight Pine Beetle Damage

By Sharla Fletcher

WASHINGTON (WDNews) — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025, legislation designed to...

Mississippi cancer advocates call on lawmakers in DC to take a stand

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Mississippi cancer advocates call on lawmakers in DC to take a stand

By Richard Bourne 

WASHINGTON — Mississippi advocates in the fight against cancer are hoping to sway lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to take a stand.

More than 700 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones...

Lawmakers propose extra English proficiency tests for truck drivers

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Lawmakers propose extra English proficiency tests for truck drivers

This year, Congressional Republicans have proposed at least four separate bills to add additional English proficiency requirements for truck drivers.

By Jeremy Wolfe

Key takeaways

  • Multiple bills aim to enhance...