HYDE-SMITH OPTIMISTIC MISS. AG PRODUCERS WILL BENEFIT FROM NEW ROUND OF USDA COVID-19 AID
HYDE-SMITH OPTIMISTIC MISS. AG PRODUCERS WILL BENEFIT FROM NEW ROUND OF USDA COVID-19 AID
USDA Making $14 Billion Available to Producers, Application Deadline Dec. 11
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed optimism that Mississippi agriculture producers will benefit from the launch of a second round of U.S. Department of Agriculture aid for agricultural producers affected by market disruptions and losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Trump and...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $6.22 MILLION GRANT FOR GRENADA RAILROAD PROJECT
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $6.22 MILLION GRANT FOR GRENADA RAILROAD PROJECT
Federal Grant Will Strengthen Cargo Rail Service Between Grenada and Memphis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $6.22 million grant to Grenada Railroad, LLC, to complete the final phase of a project to refurbish a rail line between Canton and Memphis, Tenn.
Wicker and Hyde-Smith, strong supporters of the Grenada rail line, wrote...
Yazoo Pump Project update headlines packed press briefing
News Mississippi
Yazoo Pump Project update headlines packed press briefing
By J.T. Mitchell
In today’s press briefing, the conversation revolved around three subjects in particular: (1) the Yazoo Backwater Project, (2) Mississippi’s response, thus far, to COVID-19, and (3) the upcoming Mississippi State Fair.
As announced in the press conference, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has been assessing the damage induced by historic flooding in the Mississippi Delta and has...
Sen. Hyde-Smith gets ‘A’ rating from pro-life group. Rep. Thompson has an ‘F.’
WLBT-TV Jackson
Sen. Hyde-Smith gets ‘A’ rating from pro-life group. Rep. Thompson has an ‘F.’
By Josh Carter
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has received an ‘A’ rating from the Susan B. Anthony List’s National Pro-Life Scoreboard.
Hyde-Smith shared the news on Twitter, saying she is “honored” to receive the score, adding, “let’s continue to fight for the right to life for unborn children.”
She received this rating due to her voting, “consistently to protect the lives of...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS BILL TO AVOID GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN MUST HELP FARMERS, RANCHERS
HYDE-SMITH SAYS BILL TO AVOID GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN MUST HELP FARMERS, RANCHERS
USDA Agriculture, Conservation Programs ‘Could Come to a Screeching Halt’ if Congress Doesn’t Act
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Fights for Ag Programs as Congress Tries to Avoid Shutdown.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today warned that key agriculture and conservation programs will “come to a screeching halt” on Oct. 1 if Congress fails to include a key provision in legislation to avoid a...
EPA overturns approval of Mississippi Yazoo Pumps Project
The Associated Press
EPA overturns approval of Mississippi Yazoo Pumps Project
By Leah Willingham
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it has overturned the approval of a massive flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta that officials said was...
Long Beach gets $16.8M to start expanding Beatline Rd. to five-lane parkway
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Long Beach gets $16.8M to start expanding Beatline Rd. to five-lane parkway
By WLOX Staff
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - Nearly $40 million will be heading to the state of Mississippi for infrastructure projects in Jackson, Long Beach and East Mississippi.
The U.S. Department of...
Miss. lawmakers tout $38.8 million for infrastructure projects
WTOK-TV Meridian
Miss. lawmakers tout $38.8 million for infrastructure projects
East Mississippi, Jackson, Long Beach to benefit
By WTOK Staff
WASHINGTON (WTOK) - The U.S. Department of Transportation approved $38.8 million for Mississippi through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with...
Flaggs says Vicksburg waiting on infrastructure money before planning improvements
Vicksburg Post
Flaggs says Vicksburg waiting on infrastructure money before planning improvements
By John Surratt
The state of Mississippi is expected to get about $4 billion in federal infrastructure money, Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said, and the city officials have already given state and federal...
Vaccine Holdouts at Key Bases Pose Military Dilemma
Real Clear Politics
Vaccine Holdouts at Key Bases Pose Military Dilemma
By Susan Crabtree, RCP Staff
In late October, Phil Teuscher’s supervisor showed up at his office at the Navy’s top weapons testing base to let him know his name was on a list of thousands of base personnel who had failed to...