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Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of education to ensure a better future for Mississippi children and their ability to be part of an economically-strong state.  The Senator believes in the importance of state and local control of public education, while recognizing the role of the federal government to support educational achievement across the country.

Senator Hyde-Smith is also supportive of the significant federal research and development initiatives involving Mississippi institutions of higher learning—work that, among other things, improves American competitiveness, national security and agricultural production.


U.S. Senator Young: Resolution Recognizing CTE Month passes senate

Shelby County (Ind.) Post

U.S. Senator Young: Resolution Recognizing CTE Month passes senate

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM

The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)...

Change those clocks: Daylight saving time begins Sunday

SuperTalk Mississippi News

Change those clocks: Daylight saving time begins Sunday

By J.T. Mitchell

Daylight saving time returns to most of the U.S. this weekend, which means it’s time to “spring forward” and welcome a later sunset for the next eight months.

Here’s what to know about the time...

HYDE-SMITH COMMENDS UMMC & WILLIAM CAREY FOR JOINING MAHA NUTRITION EDUCATION INITIATIVE

HYDE-SMITH COMMENDS UMMC & WILLIAM CAREY FOR JOINING MAHA NUTRITION EDUCATION INITIATIVE

Miss. Institutions Among 53 Nationwide to Ramp up Nutrition Education for Med Students, Fight Food-related Chronic Diseases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM) for joining an initiative to ramp up nutrition education as part of medical training...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES AWARD OF $24.8 MILLION FOR SAFE ROOM CONSTRUCTION IN MISS.

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES AWARD OF $24.8 MILLION FOR SAFE ROOM CONSTRUCTION IN MISS.

FEMA Grants Will Advance Safe Room Facilities in Lincoln, Webster & Tate Counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of more than $24.8 million to advance safe room projects in Mississippi toward construction, including a large multi-use facility at Copiah-Lincoln (Co-Lin) Community College.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced grants for phase II...

Senate Passes Bill to Extend Medicare Telehealth Access Until 2027

Home Care Magazine

Senate Passes Bill to Extend Medicare Telehealth Access Until 2027

U.S. Senate passed the CONNECT for Health Act which extends Medicare telehealth access through 2027

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

WASHINGTON—The United States Senate passed a bipartisan funding bill that included a...

NIH says it will stop funding research using human fetal tissue

Washington Post

NIH says it will stop funding research using human fetal tissue

The decision reflects conservative, antiabortion policy goals.

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

The National Institutes of Health, the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, announced Thursday that it would...