HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO GIVE STATES FLEXIBILITY TO MANAGE KIDS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO GIVE STATES FLEXIBILITY TO MANAGE KIDS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM
“Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act” Aimed at Reaching More Children through USDA Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is backing legislation to give states more flexibility to manage federal child nutrition programs to reach children during the summer months.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019 (S.1918) to give states more...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.16 MILLION IN PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO MISS. COUNTIES
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.16 MILLION IN PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO MISS. COUNTIES
Dept. of the Interior Program Helps Counties with Federal Lands, Installations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that Mississippi will receive $2.16 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments for 2019.
The FY2019 PILT payments going to 72 Mississippi counties range in value from $245,653 for Lafayette County to $111 for Noxubee County. The payments are issued by...
HYDE-SMITH AIRS SUPPORT FOR REAUTHORIZING BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROGRAM
HYDE-SMITH AIRS SUPPORT FOR REAUTHORIZING BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Subcommittee Reviews Bid to Extend a Program Used to Preserve Battlefield Sites in Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today registered her support for continuation of a battlefield preservation program that has benefited efforts to save historic sites in Mississippi.
The Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, on which Hyde-Smith serves, conducted a hearing to...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.2 MILLION AWARD TO ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.2 MILLION AWARD TO ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY
National Science Foundation Grant to Support STEM Teacher Education in High-Need Schools
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $1,199,998 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to Alcorn State University to support the Be Brave Teach STEM project.
Over a five-year period, the program will serve high-need schools in Mississippi by preparing...
MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING STORMS AND FLOODING
MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING STORMS AND FLOODING
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Trump requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s request for a major federal disaster declaration in the wake of devastating weather events and record flooding across the state that occurred April 13-14, 2019.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)...
Wicker backs infrastructure bill on final passage. Hyde-Smith says no, it’s a bridge too far to cross.
Y'all Politics
Wicker backs infrastructure bill on final passage. Hyde-Smith says no, it’s a bridge too far to cross.
By Frank Corder
The $1.2 trillion bill now heads to the House as Democrats push another $3.5 trillion spending plan.
After clearing a hurdle on Sunday, the U.S. Senate voted...
No, California Isn’t Banning Bacon, but new Rule Could Have Iowa Impact
Iowa Starting Line
No, California Isn’t Banning Bacon, but new Rule Could Have Iowa Impact
By Ty Rushing
No, California isn’t banning bacon or withholding ham from its residents.
However, the Golden State is restricting where its swine comes from via Proposition 12. This measure is why it has...
Wicker & Hyde-Smith Praise $9.1 Million Contract To Correct Erosion At Natchez National Cemetery
Dredge Wire
Wicker & Hyde-Smith Praise $9.1 Million Contract To Correct Erosion At Natchez National Cemetery
Posted on August 9, 2021
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of a $9.1 million contract to expedite an emergency bluff stabilization...
Senators step up to prevent ag trade suppression
Farm Progress
Senators step up to prevent ag trade suppression
EATS Act prohibits states and local governments from regulating production or manufacturing standards to other states.
By Jacqui Fatka
As the courts continue to uphold the state of California from imposing its production standards on...
GOP Senators Introduce Bill to Stop California's Prop 12
Progressive Farmer
GOP Senators Introduce Bill to Stop California's Prop 12
By Jerry Hagstrom
The National Pork Producers Council has been pushing back against California's law prohibiting the sale of food products from confined animals. Some Republican senators have introduced a bill trying to...