Photo of Welcome to Mississippi road sign

Senator Hyde-Smith cherishes the diversity of the people of Mississippi and celebrates their accomplishments—both past and present./p>


Record number of women in legislatures across nation

Laurel Leader-Call

Record number of women in legislatures across nation

By Rebekah Staples

“Anything you can do, I can do better; I can do anything better than you.” 

Some of you may recall these playful lyrics from the musical “Annie Get Your Gun.” In the show, sharpshooters Annie Oakley and...

Mississippi Delegation asks IRS to clear tax return backlog

WJTV-TV Jackson

Mississippi Delegation asks IRS to clear tax return backlog

NEWS

WASHINGTON (WJTV) – The Mississippi Delegation sent a letter on Friday to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). They urged the agency to clear a large backlog of 2019 tax returns before the 2020 tax...

Petal’s Taylor Selected For United States Senate Youth Program

Pine Belt News, Hattiesburg

Petal’s Taylor Selected For United States Senate Youth Program

By Haskel Burns

Shortly after applying for the United States Senate Youth Program – an intensive week-long educational experience for outstanding high school students who are interested in pursuing careers...

Group of bipartisan senators pushes for permanent Daylight Saving Time

CBS News

Group of bipartisan senators pushes for permanent Daylight Saving Time

By Caitlin O'Kane

Americans are about to "spring forward" and adjust their clocks for Daylight Saving Time, and a group of lawmakers wants to make it the last clock change ever. A bipartisan bill has been introduced...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR LEGISLATION TO HONOR EMMETT TILL’S LEGACY 

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR LEGISLATION TO HONOR EMMETT TILL’S LEGACY 

Miss. Senators Sponsor Bill to Establish Till’s Funeral Location as a National Historic Site

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday joined Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth to introduce legislation that would establish Chicago’s Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, the site of Emmett Till’s funeral in 1955, as a national historic site. 

“I am pleased to...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SUPPORT EFFORT TO RENAME TUPELO POST OFFICE FOR MISSISSIPPI VETERAN

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SUPPORT EFFORT TO RENAME TUPELO POST OFFICE FOR MISSISSIPPI VETERAN

Senate Committee Advances Bill to Name Building After Vietnam War Veteran Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cheered committee approval of legislation to rename the U.S. post office at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo after Mississippi native and Vietnam War Veteran Colonel Carlyle “Smitty” Harris.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith...

Mississippi’s Thomas is first woman to officiate a Super Bowl

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Mississippi’s Thomas is first woman to officiate a Super Bowl

By Brett Campbell 

A Mississippi native will be the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl game when the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet Sunday in Tampa for Super Bowl LV.

Sarah Bailey Thomas...