Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong. The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care. She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically. The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.
The Sun-Sentinel
Conservation Corner: National Native Plant Month
By JAMES L. CUMMINS
Not much information exists yet on National Native Plant Month because it is a brand new designation. The first Senate resolution was in 2021 to make April National Native Plant Month and recognize “the benefits...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $34.6M FOR NORTH MISS. BRIDGE BUNDLE
Senator Supported Federal Funding for Rural Bridge Replacements in Tallahatchie County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a $34.6 million federal grant to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to replace three state-owned bridges on Mississippi State Route 32 (MS 32) in Tallahatchie County.
The Federal Highway Administration Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) grant will...
Mortgage Point
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Address Housing Affordability in Rural America
By Lance Murray
Midterm elections are just around the corner, and lawmakers are working on solutions an issue top of mind for many Americans: affording a home.
The proposal by Sens. Peter Welch D-Vt...
Delta Business Journal
Levee Boards Meet With Sen. Hyde-Smith
March 31, 2026
DBJ
In February, the Mississippi Levee Board, based in Greenville, and the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board, based in Clarksdale, along with South Delta Planning District representatives, met with Mississippi...
CQ News
Senate bill, House measures offered on deposit insurance
By Mark Schoeff Jr., CQ
Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan Senate bill and House companion legislation Wednesday that would raise the federal deposit insurance limit for some bank accounts, moves that could reignite the issue in both...
Magnolia State News
Hyde-Smith supports bill to expand rural emergency care through new grant programs
By Magnolia State News
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced on Mar. 30 her support for new legislation aimed at improving emergency care services in rural areas by creating two federal grant...
Financial Regulation News
Sens. Hagerty, Alsobrooks introduce bill to expand deposit insurance coverage
By Dave Kovaleski
U.S. Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) introduced legislation that expands deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts.
The...
WZTV-TV Nashville
New bill could shield small business payroll cash, curb bank runs and aid community banks
by Ashley Griffin
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A bipartisan group of Tennessee lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would expand federal deposit insurance coverage for certain bank...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Civil War battle site in Warren County to be preserved courtesy of grants
By Caleb Salers
A Civil War battle site in Warren County will be preserved courtesy of a series of grants.
The National Park Service has awarded Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants of more than...
Alaska Native News
Senate Unanimously Passes Sullivan-Whitehouse Bill to Combat Illegal Foreign Seafood Harvest
By Office of Senator Dan Sullivan
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) celebrated the Senate’s recent unanimous passage of their Fighting...
