VT Halter gets contract to build Coast Guard’s polar security cutter
Professional Mariner
VT Halter gets contract to build Coast Guard’s polar security cutter
By Susan Buchanan
Mississippi’s VT Halter Marine was awarded a contract in April to build a 460-foot polar security cutter, with options for two more, to upgrade the Coast Guard’s aging icebreaker fleet.
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Bonnet Carre Spillway shut down as river falls below flood stage
Mississippi Business Journal
Bonnet Carre Spillway shut down as river falls below flood stage
By Jack Weatherly
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the weekend completed the shutdown of the Bonnet Carre Spillway north of New Orleans, starting a process that will lead to the return of normal...
Senators Roger Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith co-sponsor proposal to rebuild deficient bridges
WLBT-TV Jackson
Senators Roger Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith co-sponsor proposal to rebuild deficient bridges
“Mississippi would benefit from a federal grant program specifically for bridge repairs and replacements," said Hyde-Smith.
By ShaCamree Gowdy
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLBT) - Senators Roger Wicker...
Senators introduce bill to stop federally funded embryonic stem cell research
Catholic News Agency
Senators introduce bill to stop federally funded embryonic stem cell research
Washington D.C., Jul 30, 2019 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- Senators have introduced legislation to stop federally-funded research at the National Institutes of Health using embryonic stem cells, and instead...
Senators cosponsor bill to cut prescription drug costs
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Senators cosponsor bill to cut prescription drug costs
By Steven Gagliano
Late last week, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde Smith outlined their support for a bipartisan effort to lower drug costs for seniors and improve financial certainty for local independent...