Senator Hyde-Smith believes rebuilding infrastructure is key to the future of Mississippi and the nation. She understands that aging highways, bridges, and basic public works infrastructure represents an impediment to public safety and economic growth. She includes the need for greater broadband access among these needs. Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to using her committee assignments to support responsible efforts to improve infrastructure, particularly in rural areas.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $5 MILLION AWARD TO SUPPORT MISSISSIPPI SHIPBUILDING
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $5 MILLION AWARD TO SUPPORT MISSISSIPPI SHIPBUILDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today praised the award of $4,999,634 from the U.S. Department of Defense to the State of Mississippi to modernize the state’s shipbuilding industry.
The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program funding will...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $7.7 MILLION FOR NORTH MISS. INFRASTRUCTURE
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $7.7 MILLION FOR NORTH MISS. INFRASTRUCTURE
Appalachian Regional Commission Awards Nine Grants for Road and Building Improvements, Site Developments, and Water Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of $7.7 million for nine infrastructure projects in multiple Mississippi counties in the Appalachia region.
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) approved the grants, which are...
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES $30.3 MILLION USDA GRANTS TO EXPAND INTERNET SERVICE IN RURAL MISS.
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES $30.3 MILLION USDA GRANTS TO EXPAND INTERNET SERVICE IN RURAL MISS.
USDA Rural Development ReConnect Grants Will Support More Broadband Fiber Service in Seven Counties
WASHINTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of more than $30.0 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development funding for broadband fiber delivery to residents in seven rural Mississippi counties.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture...
The U.S. Is Running Low On The Machines Needed To Avoid Blackouts And Quit Fossil Fuels
HuffPost
The U.S. Is Running Low On The Machines Needed To Avoid Blackouts And Quit Fossil Fuels
A nationwide shortage of electrical transformers has been growing for years, and it may be getting worse.
By Alexander C. Kaufman
As COVID-19 ripped through the global economy in 2020, Ford stopped...
Opinion: Science backs Yazoo pumps
Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, MS)
Opinion: Science backs Yazoo pumps
By Hank Burdine
I am a Commissioner on the Mississippi Levee Board and a private land owner who lives very close to the backwater area of the South Delta. Much has been said regarding the need for a comprehensive plan for...
Permitting overhaul: Before or after debt ceiling talks?
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Permitting overhaul: Before or after debt ceiling talks?
Barrasso and Capito expect to mark up a bill after the debt ceiling deadline
By David Jordan
There is wide bipartisan consensus that Congress should make legislation to overhaul federal energy project permitting a priority. When...