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 SIGNAL SUPPORT FOR SCOTUS CASE CHALLENGING EPA CLEAN AIR ACT OVERREACH
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SIGNAL SUPPORT FOR SCOTUS CASE CHALLENGING EPA CLEAN AIR ACT OVERREACH
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 47 Senate colleagues and 44 House members who joined an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the petitioners, including the state of Mississippi, in the pending case West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency.
In this case challenging overreaching Environmental Protection...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO CELEBRATE $8 MILLION FOR RAIL PROJECTS AT TWO MISS. PORTS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO CELEBRATE $8 MILLION FOR RAIL PROJECTS AT TWO MISSISSIPPI PORTS
U.S. Dept. of Transportation Approves Port Infrastructure Funds for Ports in Hancock and Monroe Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today celebrated the release of more than $8 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant funding for rail projects at two Mississippi ports, Port Bienville...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $13 MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $13 MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI
USDA Rural Development Funds Projects in Jasper, Monroe, Pontotoc, Quitman, Oktibbeha & Tate Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of more than $13 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants and low-interest loans to support water and broadband infrastructure improvements in six Mississippi communities.
USDA...
Amtrak opens new platform at Laurel Train Depot
WHTL-TV Hattiesburg
Amtrak opens new platform at Laurel Train Depot
By Malaysia McCoy
LAUREL, Miss (WHLT) – The City of Laurel is celebrating the a new platform of Amtrak launching at the Laurel Train Depot.
Leaders, including Mayor Johnny McGee, held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Laurel...
$20 million federal allocation for Jackson water clears House of Representatives
WLBT-TV Jackson
$20 million federal allocation for Jackson water clears House of Representatives
By Anthony Warren
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson will soon have an additional $20 million to help address its water infrastructure needs.
Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6833...
U.S. Senate passes bill to avoid government shutdown, aid in Jackson’s water crisis
SuperTalk Mississippi News
U.S. Senate passes bill to avoid government shutdown, aid in Jackson’s water crisis
By J.T. Mitchell
The U.S. Senate voted 72-25 on Thursday to pass a bill that avoids a partial shutdown of the federal government while also sending $20 million to Jackson, Mississippi as...