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Senator Hyde-Smith supports federal policies to foster an economic environment that encourages job growth in Mississippi and the nation.  She supports the tax cuts and reforms enacted by President Trump and the Republican-majority Congress.  She believes in eliminating burdensome federal regulations that hinder small businesses, farmers, and industry.

The Senator supports policies and opportunities to continue and expand Mississippi’s ability to contribute to national security, high-tech research, agricultural innovation, and energy production.

Senator Hyde-Smith welcomes opportunities to work with local, state, and federal officials to make Mississippi a better place to work and raise families.


Big Bucks Going to MSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach

WCBI-TV Columbus
 
Big Bucks Going to MSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
 
By Scott Martin
 
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach is cashing in big.
 
The USDA Rural Development is giving the Center for Entrepreneurship a $100...

Sen. Hyde-Smith talks issues in Washington

WTOK-TV Meridian
 
Sen. Hyde-Smith talks issues in Washington
 
By Carly Blake
 
LAUDERDALE, Miss. (WTOK) - The 2018 Farm Bill could change the lives of many Mississippians. Right now, the bill is out of the Senate Committee and has moved to the House. U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith says the bill is...

MSU receives federal grant for makerspace

Starkville Daily News
 
MSU receives federal grant for makerspace
 
By Charlie Benton
 
STARKVILLE, MS - Plans for a makerspace downtown took a significant step forward with a $100,000 grant presented at the Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (E-Center).
 
The U.S...

USDA delivers $5.4M in grants to area communities

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
 
USDA delivers $5.4M in grants to area communities
 
Daily Journal
 
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $5.4 million in rural Mississippi communities that it says will help provide unmet infrastructure, business development and equipment needs...

Ingalls Shipbuilding graduates 110 apprentices into workforce

Mississippi Press
 
Ingalls Shipbuilding graduates 110 apprentices into workforce
 
By Warren Kulo
 
BILOXI, Mississippi -- Ingalls Shipbuilding celebrated the 2018 graduates of its apprentice program with commencement exercises at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center Saturday.
 
U.S...

States blast Trump administration coal plan, mull lawsuits

The Associated Press
 
States blast Trump administration coal plan, mull lawsuits
 
By Susan Haigh
 
HARTFORD, Conn. — States with a history of fighting air pollution generated by coal-fired power plants on Tuesday criticized a move by President Donald Trump’s administration to scale back federal...

Olive Branch to buy airport after grant award

DeSoto Times-Tribune
 
Olive Branch to buy airport after grant award
 
By Bob Bakken
 
An effort that has been ongoing off and on for several years is about to become a reality.
 
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Thursday made a joint announcement of a $14.94...

Parker: 'We are Scenic Rivers'

McComb Enterprise-Journal
 
Parker: 'We are Scenic Rivers'
 
By Matt Williamson
 
The local hospital is Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. The local community college is Southwest Mississippi Community College. Numerous local businesses, nonprofits and government agencies have "Southwest...

City in DeSoto County buying its own airport

Memphis Business Journal
 
City in DeSoto County buying its own airport
 
By Jason Bolton
 
One of the busiest metro airports will be under a local city’s ownership, thanks to an FAA grant.
 
Olive Branch Airport was awarded $14.9 million in a recent round of Airport Improvement Program funding by...

Baldwyn grant could create hundreds of jobs, $57M in investment

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
 
Baldwyn grant could create hundreds of jobs, $57M in investment
 
Daily Journal
 
BALDWYN - A $1.5 million grant from the Economic Development Administration will be used to upgrade the natural gas transmission system of the city, and in doing so, the...