Hospice News
Hospice, Palliative Care Education Bill Introduced in Senate
By Jim Parker
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) have introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) in the U.S. Senate. The legislation would provide resources to...
Catholic News Agency
Finalizing HHS rule on 'hidden abortion' charges is urgent, senator says
By Kate Scanlon
Washington D.C., Jul 11, 2019 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith insisted that bringing in a new rule to end hidden abortion costs in insurance policies is a matter of "urgency."...
Associated Press
$13.4M in federal grants awarded to 8 Mississippi airports
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More federal grants have been announced for Mississippi airports.
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith say the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding $13.4 million...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Brookhaven airport plan is ‘coming together’
By Donna Campbell
The city is taking bids through July for a taxiway extension project at the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport, which will be funded from a $190,000 Federal Aviation Grant.
The taxiway is part of a 20-year, $12...
Vicksburg Post
Federal flood solutions face slow progress
By Tim Reeves
By air it looks bad. In person, on the ground, or in a boat, it’s far worse.
For U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the devastation of the ongoing flood in the Yazoo Backwater Area, in the Delta and along the Mississippi River has...
WJTV-TV Jackson
The Vicksburg National Military Park received its largest expansion on Tuesday, July 2.
By Shay O'Connor
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Vicksburg National Military Park received its largest expansion on Tuesday, July 2.
The State of Mississippi donated more than 800 acres to...
Washington Free Beacon
GOP Lawmakers Ask HHS to Eliminate Abortion Charges
Letter asks HHS to finalize proposed rule on Obamacare exchanges
By Patrick Hauf
More than 120 members of Congress are asking the Department of Health and Human Services to finalize a new rule that would prevent Obamacare...
Catholic News Agency
End 'hidden abortion surcharge' in Affordable Care Act, lawmakers tell HHS
Washington D.C., Jul 3, 2019 / 11:00 am (CNA). - Over 125 members of Congress and other pro-life leaders have asked the Trump administration to clarify how abortion coverage is listed in healthcare...
Vicksburg Post
VNMP unveils largest expansion in its history
By John Surratt
Tuesday morning at Champion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, the site of what was the front lawn of the Champion Plantation and the site of the Battle of Champion Hill in May 1863, history was made a second time.
During...
WLBT-TV, Jackson
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith optimistic about response to installing pumps to deal with flooding
By Maggie Wade
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith says she is optimistic about pumps being installed in the lower Mississippi Delta to deal with...
