House Democrats introduce bill to invest $900 billion in STEM research and education
The Hill
House Democrats introduce bill to invest $900 billion in STEM research and education
By Maggie Miller
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and several other House Democrats introduced legislation on Tuesday to invest in and train a technologically proficient workforce for the future.
The 21st...
USDA awarding grants to help rural Mississippi communities
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
USDA awarding grants to help rural Mississippi communities
By WDAM Staff
MISSISSIPPI (WDAM) - Two Pine Belt communities will receive part of $9.3 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program to fund community improvement projects.
The...
Senate votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court
News Mississippi
Senate votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court
By Steven Gagliano
Following a vote largely along party lines, Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed as the ninth justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Barrett, who was nominated by...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote with GOP majority to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote with GOP majority to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
By Caleb Bedillion
Both of Mississippi’s U.S. senators, Roger Wicker of Tupelo and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Brookhaven, joined with a majority of their Republican colleagues to confirm...
Sen. Hyde-Smith: I don’t expect any Democrats to vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
WLBT-TV Jackson
Sen. Hyde-Smith: I don’t expect any Democrats to vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
By Josh Carter
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said Monday that she does not expect any Democratic senator to vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett this evening.
“It would be very...