MISS. LAWMAKERS APPLAUD $7.9 MILLION IN CARES ACT FUNDING FOR COAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY
MISS. LAWMAKERS APPLAUD $7.9 MILLION IN CARES ACT FUNDING FOR COAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), along with Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss) today applauded a $7.9 million award from the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) to the Mississippi Coast Transit Authority (CTA).
The CTA will use these funds to continue providing transit service within the Pascagoula Urbanized Area during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Coast...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS MISS. STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM USDA SCHOOL MEALS WAIVER
HYDE-SMITH SAYS MISS. STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM USDA SCHOOL MEALS WAIVER
Hyde-Smith Advocated for Extension to Ensure Meal Deliveries throughout Fall Semester
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today thanked Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for approving a school nutrition waiver that will provide schools in Mississippi with greater flexibility to provide meals and other child nutrition benefits as schools open around the country.
Perdue on Monday approved...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE AWARD OF $3 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE AWARD OF $3 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS
Annual Grants Include Additional Aid for Coronavirus Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today marked the award of $3,001,470 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to make improvements at five Mississippi airports.
“Each year, grants from the Federal Aviation Administration help Mississippi airports make important improvements to their...
MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS
MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS
FEMA Grants to Support Safety Upgrades for First Responders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $1,808,830 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funding to support safety upgrades for fire departments in five Mississippi communities.
The grants were awarded under the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.
“This latest round of...
HYDE-SMITH: UMMC, OXFORD’S BAPTIST MEMORIAL GAIN $1.0 MILLION FOR RURAL HEALTH
HYDE-SMITH: UMMC, OXFORD’S BAPTIST MEMORIAL GAIN $1.0 MILLION FOR RURAL HEALTH
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that Baptist Memorial Hospital–North Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) will receive just over $1.0 million for rural health care projects.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved the grants as part of its mission to increase access to quality care in rural communities.
“These grants...
11 GOP Senators Want To Stop Military From Dishonorably Discharging Those Who Refuse Vaccine
Newsweek
11 GOP Senators Want To Stop Military From Dishonorably Discharging Those Who Refuse Vaccine
By Toria Barnhart
Nearly a dozen Republican senators sponsored legislation that would stop the military from giving service members who refuse the coronavirus vaccine dishonorable discharges.
Th...
Large employers face big fines for noncompliance of Biden vaccine mandate
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Large employers face big fines for noncompliance of Biden vaccine mandate
By Andi Davis
The White House, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is now demanding private sector businesses with over 100 employees require workers be vaccinated by...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Join Effort to Block Taxpayer Funded Payments to Illegal Immigrants
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Join Effort to Block Taxpayer Funded Payments to Illegal Immigrants
By Kelly Bennett
Efforts to block President Biden from spending $1-billion to provide $450-thousand per-person for settlements for illegal immigrants are already underway. Under Biden...
Hyde-Smith joins female colleagues in letter to President, urging him to protect the rights of Afghan women and girls
Y’all Politics
Hyde-Smith joins female colleagues in letter to President, urging him to protect the rights of Afghan women and girls
The bipartisan letter is signed by every sitting female U.S. Senator.
By Anne Summerhays
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith joined a group of 24 female Senators in a...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith join other Mississippi Republicans in opposing Biden vaccine mandate
Mississippi Today
Wicker, Hyde-Smith join other Mississippi Republicans in opposing Biden vaccine mandate
By Bobby Harrison
Additional political leaders from Mississippi, the state with the nation’s highest COVID-19 fatality rate and one of the lowest vaccination rates, are joining the effort to...