Monroe Journal
Aberdeen aldermen discuss infrastructure, federal building
By Ray Van Dusen
ABERDEEN – From flood control to use tax funds to the Thomas G. Abernethy Federal Building, infrastructure was the centralized topic of Feb. 4’s board of aldermen meeting.
Board members and citizens...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Miss. Delegation Requests Federal Disaster Declaration for January Storm Damage
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, the Mississippi congressional delegation sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Tate Reeve’s request for a major...
Y'all Politics
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote against limiting President’s war powers in Iran
By Frank Corder - February 13, 2020
Eight Republicans in the U.S. Senate crossed over and voted with the Democratic minority to support a Joint Resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces...
Louisiana Agriculture News
US Senators Encourage Increased Access For US Rice In UK Trade Negotiations
By Jamison Cruce
WASHINGTON, DC -- On Monday, a group of United States Senators from rice-producing states sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer encouraging...
Vicksburg Post
Hyde-Smith announces $7.5M in additional funding for backwater pumps
By Tim Reeves
An additional $7.5 million has reportedly been allocated to address future flooding issues in the Yazoo Backwater Area.
The additional funding was announced Monday by U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and...
Brainerd (Minn.) Dispatch
Klobuchar, Smith co-sign letter urging studies of K-12 enrollment spending
By The Brainerd Dispatch
Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith joined Sens Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and 15 Senate colleagues in encouraging the U.S. Department of...
HottyToddy.com
UM Winter Session Students Get Close-Up Look at Government in D.C.
By Edwin B. Smith
While many of their peers slept in or otherwise relaxed during the winter break, eight University of Mississippi students eagerly tackled the topics of campaigns, elections and advocacy in the...
KMOX Radio St. Louis, Mo.
Black History Month: Honoring the U.S. Army’s all-black, all-female WWII battalion
By Radio.com Staff
(CONNECTING VETS) - The story of the U.S. Army's first and only all-African-American, all-female WWII unit is remarkable.
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion...
Washington Examiner
OPINION: Even in the US, hundreds of thousands of girls are at risk for female genital mutilation
By Andrea G. Bottner
Thursday is Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation. Many may wonder why we need a day like this. We don’t want to think about this kind of horrific...
The Hagstrom Report
Hyde-Smith asks USDA to stop ‘unlawful’ catfish snack imports
The Hagstrom Report | Volume 10 Number 28
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today asked the Agriculture Department to intensify efforts to stop what she called “illegally exported catfish-based products, such as fried...
