Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Wicker, Hyde-Smith oppose federal same-sex marriage bill
By Taylor Vance
JACKSON — Both of Mississippi’s U.S. senators on Wednesday night voted against a key move to advance legislation that would protect same-sex and interracial marriages.
Twelve...
Fox 13 Memphis
U.S. Senate advances bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages
By Samantha Manning
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate voted to advance a bill that gives federal protections to same-sex and interracial marriages in a vote of 62-37.
“Marriage equality is too important an issue...
CQ Roll Call
Working on farm bill, senators frustrated by what counts as rural
By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ
Senate Agriculture members from both parties on Tuesday offered a glimpse into what could be a thorny issue as lawmakers begin work on the 2023 farm bill: the federal definition of rural.
The...
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Column: Time is almost up for Congress to pass a bipartisan transformational conservation bill
Ashlee Ellis Smith, Guest Columnist
From speckled trout to white tailed deer to sandhill cranes, Mississippi's abundant wildlife are a part of what defines our state. Unfortunately,...
WAPT-TV Jackson
Veterans Day: 'It's all about showing the love and respecting our veterans'
Ceremonies held around the metro
By Gracyn Gordon, Reporter
JACKSON, Miss. — Several events were held in the metro Friday in honor of Veterans Day.
The Jackson Public School District hosted several ceremonies...
Y’all Politics
MS lawmakers and bicameral coalition urge USDA to purchase catfish products
By Sarah Ulmer
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) are part of a...
Madison County Journal
Veterans Day ceremony set for Friday
By John Lee
RIDGELAND — Retired Col. John McCollum said the Veterans Day observance here is a great way to honor veterans and their families for putting their lives on the line for the freedom the country enjoys today.
“I think this event...
The Epoch Times
US Builds New Critical Minerals Supply Chain to Counter Chinese Rare Earth Monopoly
Chinese rare earth dominance increasingly becoming less of a concern as nations decouple, expert says
By Anne Zhang and Sean Tseng
News Analysis
Washington’s recent move to limit semiconductor exports...
WAPT-TV Jackson
Sunshine Protection Act: Here's what could change if approved
Some say the time change is disruptive, while others are happy for the daylight
By Christana Kay, Meteorologist
JACKSON, Miss. — People are still adjusting to the one-hour time change, but one bill could remove the time...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Daylight Saving ends Sunday; is this the last time?
By Daily Leader Staff
A Senate-passed bill will make this Sunday the final time Mississippians set their clocks back to end Daylight Saving Time.
If the U.S. House of Representatives passes it and the president signs it,...
