St. Bernard Parish News
Kennedy Co-Sponsors Legislation to Assist Fishermen
St. Bernard Parish Government Officials and the chairman of the Louisiana United Crabbers Alliance met with members of Congress and congressional staffers from Louisiana and Mississippi last week as parish government...
Vicksburg Post
Hyde-Smith introduces legislation that could overturn EPA veto
By Staff Reports
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker introduced Wednesday legislation that would overturn a 2008 decision that halted the final aspects of a long-awaited flood...
WJTV-TV Jackson
As Delta floodwater recedes new stress and challenges rise for locals
VIDEO
As water continues to recede in the Delta some homeowners are assessing the damage and cleaning up.
For a handful the recovery process is here but it’s nowhere near over or any easier for Wetland locals...
Life Site News
Pro-life senators offer bill banning funding of embryonic stem cell research
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – On Tuesday, Republican Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi re-introduced legislation that would prohibit the federal government from...
Professional Mariner
VT Halter gets contract to build Coast Guard’s polar security cutter
By Susan Buchanan
Mississippi’s VT Halter Marine was awarded a contract in April to build a 460-foot polar security cutter, with options for two more, to upgrade the Coast Guard’s aging icebreaker fleet.
La...
Mississippi Business Journal
Bonnet Carre Spillway shut down as river falls below flood stage
By Jack Weatherly
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the weekend completed the shutdown of the Bonnet Carre Spillway north of New Orleans, starting a process that will lead to the return of normal...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Senators Roger Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith co-sponsor proposal to rebuild deficient bridges
“Mississippi would benefit from a federal grant program specifically for bridge repairs and replacements," said Hyde-Smith.
By ShaCamree Gowdy
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLBT) - Senators Roger Wicker...
Catholic News Agency
Senators introduce bill to stop federally funded embryonic stem cell research
Washington D.C., Jul 30, 2019 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- Senators have introduced legislation to stop federally-funded research at the National Institutes of Health using embryonic stem cells, and instead...
News Mississippi
Senators cosponsor bill to cut prescription drug costs
By Steven Gagliano
Late last week, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde Smith outlined their support for a bipartisan effort to lower drug costs for seniors and improve financial certainty for local independent...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
EDITORIAL: Corridor project to increase overall accessibility
Support for construction of an 8.3-mile, four-lane divided arterial segment of Miss. Highway 76 in Itawamba County received a green light this week.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde...
