Thompson: Straight talk about women, GOP

Hendersonville (N.C.) Times-News  

Thompson: Straight talk about women, GOP

By Bill Thompson

Republicans have as a strong history of promoting them.

It seems in 2018 the “Year of the Woman” finally arrived in American politics. Rutgers University’s Center for American Women in Politics...

GUEST VIEW: Waynesboro Municipal Airport drives local economy

Meridian Star
 
GUEST VIEW: Waynesboro Municipal Airport drives local economy
 
By Joseph Sean Dunlap
 
We all remember the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The damage that hurricane inflicted wiped out coastal airports and impeded access for those most in need to get supplies, food and water. As a...

Funding for Holly Springs Road approved

DeSoto Times-Tribune
 
Funding for Holly Springs Road approved
 
By Bob Bakken
 
The problems of flooding on a DeSoto County road may be nearing an end in the future with help from the federal government.
 
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $13 million in funds to support road and...

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) talks farm bill with deadline looming

Gray TV

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) talks farm bill with deadline looming

By Alana Austin

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) talks farm bill with deadline looming. She serves on the Senate Agriculture committee and says she's confident that a five-year plan can get...

Mississippi gets $38M in federal transportation grants

WJTV-TV, Jackson

Mississippi gets $38M in federal transportation grants
 
By Liz Carroll
 
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced $38-million in federal transportation grants for Mississippi.
 
The monies were awarded under the BUILD (Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development)...

Lawmakers join opposition to SBA poultry lending plan

American Banker
 
Lawmakers join opposition to SBA poultry lending plan
 
By John Reosti
 
Opposition continues to mount to a Small Business Administration proposal critics fear would significantly reduce the flow of government-backed loans to poultry farmers.
 
The SBA, as of Tuesday, had received...

Army Corps invests in 15 Mississippi water projects

News Mississippi

Army Corps invests in 15 Mississippi water projects

By Brittany Land

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will invest an additional $22.5 million on 15 projects in Mississippi, including $3.0 million for a Vicksburg wastewater project and...

One hundred more jobs and a deeper port promised by Gov. Phil Bryant

WLOX-TV Biloxi
 
One hundred more jobs and a deeper port promised by Gov. Phil Bryant
 
By Ray Price
 
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - There was plenty worth celebrating about the expansion of the Port of Gulfport Saturday.
 
One of the biggest announcements from the celebration was when Gov. Phil Bryant got...

Mississippi officials react to death of former President George H.W. Bush

WLOX-TV Biloxi
 
Mississippi officials react to death of former President George H.W. Bush
 
By Annie Johnson
 
MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - After receiving the devastating news that former President George H. W. Bush died Friday night, several Mississippi leaders released their own reaction to the news.
 
G...

Senators Rally Support for Small Business Saturday

The Daily Caller
 
Senators Rally Support for Small Business Saturday
 
By Molly Prince
 
Senators from both sides of the aisle urged constituents on Saturday to shop at small businesses in support of their local communities in what has become the annual shopping holiday known as Small Business...