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Three Representatives, One Senator Add Bipartisan Support for Local Radio Freedom Act
By Michael Mitchell
Three Members of the House of Representatives and one Senator have added their cosponsorship to a resolution opposing “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on...
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Senate confirmation hearings begin for Judge Sul Ozerden of Gulfport
VIDEO: Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith introduce Judge Sul Ozerden at his confirmation hearing
By Renee Johnson
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLOX) - Mississippi’s U.S. senators delivered high praise of U.S. District Court...
One News Now
Senate aims to ban FGM nationwide
By Charlie Butts
U.S. senators are providing a glimmer of hope that female genital mutilation will be banned nationally.
Elizabeth Yore, who heads End FGM Today, says the Centers for Disease Control reported in 2015 that approximately 513,000 U.S...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Hyde-Smith speaks at Hattiesburg ADP Luncheon
By Charles Herrington
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - Labor secretary Alex Acosta resigned Friday.
President Trump made the official announcement.
Acosta’s resignation comes after backlash against him over his handling of a 2008 plea...
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...
