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.
Washington Examiner
OPINION: I saw mental illness up close. We can’t keep ignoring it
Commentary by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb.
From my nearly three decades in the Air Force, I carry many memories of people and places, and all the lessons that come along with them. Closest to my heart, I hold a...
Transport Topics
Senate Panel OKs 2026 DOT Funding Bill With $927M for FMCSA
Bipartisan Measure Promotes Safety, Supply Chain Connectivity
Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
A Senate panel on July 24 easily approved legislation that would fund the U.S. Department of Transportation in fiscal 2026.
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Hinds Today
Senator Hyde-Smith supports bipartisan bill to boost palliative care workforce
By Hinds Today
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has reaffirmed her support for the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), a bipartisan initiative aimed at bolstering the...
Hoodline, Phoenix, Ariz.
Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce STEM RESTART Act to Revitalize U.S. Workforce and Enhance National Security
By Aisha Khan
Capitol Hill is buzzing with new bipartisan efforts aimed at bolstering the nation's STEM workforce. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Jacky Rosen (D-NV)...
The Hagstrom Report
Hyde-Smith: MSU Fish Innovation Lab to be protected
The Hagstrom Report
Friday, June 27, 2025 | Volume 15 Number 142
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., said Thursday that the Trump administration has agreed to continue funding for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish at...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
John Robert Arnold: Scouts honoring a legendary civic servant, singer, and man of God
By Sid Salter, Contributing Columnist
Mississippi U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Brookhaven is lending her time to an event on July 2 in Starkville that’s a fundraiser...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Breaks Down the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
SuperTalk Mississippi
Jul 9, 2025
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith sits down with Richard Cross to unpack the sweeping “Big Beautiful Bill."
WLOX-TV Biloxi
USM, Integer Technologies announce $25M defense contract
By WLOX Staff
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Office of Naval Research has awarded Integer Technologies and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) a $25 million ceiling contract, with a fully funded initial base...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CITE SEPT. 30 DEADLINE FOR MISS. STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM
Senators Encourage High School Seniors & Juniors to Apply for Leadership Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted the upcoming Sept. 30 deadline for Mississippi high school juniors and seniors to apply for the 2026 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP).
The esteemed USSYP offers $10,000 college scholarships to two junior or...
