Senator Hyde-Smith has great respect and admiration for the law enforcement and first responder personnel who dedicate their lives to protecting the public. As a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, she will continue to support programs and policies that enable these public servants to do their jobs more effectively.
The Truth About Guns
13 U.S. Senators Demand ATF Stop Enforcing Vacated Biden-Era ‘Pistol Brace’ Final Rule
By Mark Chesnut
Fed up with the continued enforcement of a vacated Biden-era DOJ final rule defining braced pistols as short-barreled rifles (SBRs) regulated by the National Firearms Act...
Bolivar Bullet
Hyde-Smith Welcomes Committee Passage of Airport Security Bill
Miss. Senator cosponsors SAFEGUARDS Act to end diversion of airport security funds
The Daily Bullet - Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Vol. 37 No. 93
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Grant to help replace three Mississippi bridges
By Sethanie Smith, WJTV-TV Jackson
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A $34.6 million federal grant was awarded to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to replace three state-owned bridges on Mississippi State Route...
The Epoch Times
Anti-Trafficking Activist Helps Usher Something Beautiful From Something Broken
Former Mexican legislator Rosi Orozco helps human trafficking survivors put their lives back together.
By Savannah Hulsey Pointer
Anita was begging on the streets. Her mother had died, leaving the 12...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Hyde-Smith helps lead charge on bill to elevate penalty for prison cell phone smuggling
By Griffin Ray
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) cosponsored a bill to worsen the penalty for smuggling cellphones into federal prisons.
On Wednesday, June 10, the Senate passed...
Mississippi Business Journal
UMMC Opens New Psychiatric Emergency Services Unit
MBJ
Through a collaborative effort between the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, the University of Mississippi Medical Center has opened a dedicated unit within...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $17.3 MILLION TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT NINE MISS. AIRPORTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that nine municipal airfields in Mississippi have been awarded more than $17.3 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funding.
The 10 grants for Mississippi are among the Round 4 announcement of FY2026 AIP grants approved by the Federal...
HYDE-SMITH: $51.1 MILLION WILL FUND THREE MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN RANKIN, HANCOCK & HARRISON COUNTIES
U.S. Transportation Department Approves FY2026 BUILD Grant Funding for Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the award of $51.1 million in federal transportation grant funding for projects in Rankin, Hancock, and Harrison counties.
The U.S...
HYDE-SMITH APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF BILL TO CRACK DOWN ON CONTRABAND CELLPHONES IN PRISONS
Miss. Senator Cosponsored Bill to Toughen Penalties for Smuggling Cell Phones in Federal Prisons
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded Senate passage of legislation she cosponsored to enhance safety and accountability in federal prisons by stemming the flow of contraband.
The Senate on Wednesday night passed the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison...
HYDE-SMITH AGAIN JOINS EFFORT TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR ‘SMASH-AND-GRAB’ GUN THEFTS
‘Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act’ Reintroduced to Crack Down on Criminals Who Target Licensed Gun & Ammo Dealers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is again supporting legislation to increase the prison penalties for “smash-and-grab” thefts from federally licensed firearms and ammunition dealers.
Hyde-Smith this week joined U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in reintroducing...
