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.
WTOK-TV Meridian
Mayor Percy Bland recaps trip to Washington DC
Bland said routine meetings like this are essential to the continued economic growth and infrastructural development of Meridian.
By Zack Rogers
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Mayor Bland made an annual trip to the nation’s capital...
Magnolia State News
Senator Hyde-Smith delivers Thanksgiving message focusing on gratitude
By Magnolia State News
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) released a Thanksgiving message addressed to the people of Mississippi and the nation, emphasizing gratitude and community during the holiday...
States Newsroom
Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it’s still illegal
By Jacob Fischler
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg secures $1M in federal funding for Edward Street project
By Delaney Dukes
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - After weeks of back-and-forth in Washington, Congress passed a spending package.
Among the bills making up that package are funds headed to Hattiesburg.
Hattiesb...
Natchez Democrat
Trump funding boost gives Natchez $2 million start on Canal Street bridge replacement
Trump-approved $2M gives Natchez key funding to replace the Canal Street Bridge, as city seeks $3.8M more for the $5.8M project to safeguard downtown access.
Jan Griffey, The Natchez Democrat
N...
West Orlando (Fla.) News
Florida Senator Sponsors Pregnant Students’ Rights, Interstate Abortion Notification
By Staff
Florida Senator Ashley Moody is supporting the right to life and sponsoring the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act and the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.
The Pregnant...
Natchez Democrat
Federal bill signed by Trump funds Natchez State Street stormwater upgrades
Natchez will receive $1.17M in federal funds for State Street stormwater repairs after Trump signs H.R. 6935, targeting failing drainage under the heavily traveled corridor.
Jan Griffey, The Natchez...
The National Law Review
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act Signed into Law as Survivor Advocate Announces Presidential Pardon
Survivor and congressional witness, Hollie Nadel, reflects on personal relief and life-changing legislation for trafficking survivors
January 27, 2026
Volume XVI, Number 27...
El Universal
US senators call for punishment of Mexico for illegal fishing; they link red snapper to Gulf Cartel funding
The Department of Homeland Security indicates that the Coast Guard only intercepts one out of every five foreign vessels detected.
By Alelhí Salgado
Republican senators in the...
Meridian Star
Federal funding earmarked for Meridian in appropriations bill
By Thomas Howard
A federal appropriations bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday will channel hundreds of millions in science, energy and water spending to the Magnolia State and more than $10 million to Meridian.
T...
