Monroe Journal
Port of Aberdeen receives $4 million federal grant for rail spur
By Ray Van Dusen
ABERDEEN – The Port of Aberdeen was one of two Mississippi recipients announced Dec. 23 to receive a shared $8.14 million for infrastructure funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Two Mississippi ports receive $8M in infrastructure funding
By: Cianna Reeves
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – More than $8 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant funding will go toward rail projects at two Mississippi ports, Port Bienville in Hancock County and the...
The Hill
Sounding the alarm on the administration's recent action on abortion pills
By Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Marjorie Dannenfelser, Opinion Contributors
Last week, Joe Biden’s Food & Drug Administration (FDA) severely weakened longstanding federal safety regulations on chemical...
Mississippi Today
Biden appoints Mississippian Corey Wiggins to lead Delta Regional Authority
By Bobby Harrison
Corey Wiggins, the executive director of the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP, has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as the federal co-chair for the Delta Regional...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Miss. senators oppose elimination of protections for faith-based adoption agencies
By J.T. Mitchell
A group of 30 United States senators, including Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), are taking issue with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary...
Homeland Preparedness News
Sens. Wicker, Hyde-Smith tout Huntington Ingalls, Navy contract
By Douglas Clark
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) are touting the benefits of the Navy awarding a $70.8 million contract to Huntington Ingalls to purchase materials for...
Washington Examiner
Biden’s China ambassador confirmed after passage of Uyghur forced-labor bill lifts Rubio hold
Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden's nominee for ambassador to China was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday after a top Republican senator agreed to drop his...
Sierra Sun Times
U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Tim Scott’s Resolution Raising Awareness of Sickle Cell Disease Passes Senate
Published: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 05:58
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.)...
Y’all Politics
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act
The measure passed on a bipartisan vote of 88-11.
By Anne Summerhays
Today, Mississippi U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker voted to approve the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a...
Y’all Politics
Mississippi Republican Congressmen Palazzo, Kelly, and Guest join opposition to healthcare workers COVID vaccine mandate
U.S. House resolution introduced using Congressional Review Act to halt President Biden’s mandate. Senate has already approved a similar measure.
By Frank Corder...
