WTOK-TV Meridian
Hyde-Smith presides over the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTOK) - Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith opened the Thursday session of the United States Senate, a role assigned to her as a new senator.
The role was assigned by Senate Pro Tempore, Sen. Orrin Hatch.
Hyde-Smith called...
The Associated Press
Mississippi's new US senator sets top staff jobs
JACKSON, MISS. - Mississippi's new U.S. senator is keeping some top staff members who worked for her predecessor.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is also filling other top staff jobs with people who worked for her when she was...
WTOK-TV Meridian
Hyde-Smith gets committee assignments
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTOK) - The U.S. Senate Tuesday approved a resolution to confirm the Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee assignments for newly sworn-in Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
“Senators from Mississippi have a proud...
Roll Call
Cindy Hyde-Smith Sworn In as Mississippi’s Newest Senator
Replacement for Thad Cochran is first woman to represent state in Congress
By Joe Williams
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was sworn in to the U.S. Senate on Monday, becoming the first woman to represent Mississippi in Congress.
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WLBT-TV Jackson
Federal health plans extension good news for Mississippi
By ShaCamree Gowdy
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Monday that they will allow insurance companies to continue to offer certain health plans that would have been phased out...
USA Today
Advocates hope Cindy Hyde-Smith's historic Senate appointment spurs other women to run
By Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Cindy Hyde-Smith's appointment today as the first woman to represent Mississippi in the U.S. Senate is fueling hope among advocates that the...
