$1.25M parks bill advances to Senate
Brookhaven Daily Leader
$1.25M parks bill advances to Senate
By Daily Leader
A bill that would authorize the state to provide $1.25 million to Scenic Rivers Development Alliance for projects in Southwest Mississippi, including at Lake Okhissa, passed the House Wednesday and will go the Senate for...
Congress passes bill to extend duck season
News Mississippi
Congress passes bill to extend duck season
By Alex Paton
Congress has approved a bill to allow states to extend duck hunting season to January 31st. The House of Representatives approved the Natural Resources Management Act (S.47), which includes provisions authored by U.S...
Sen. Grassley Introduces Mandatory E-Verify Legislation
Numbers USA
Sen. Grassley Introduces Mandatory E-Verify Legislation
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has re-introduced the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act that would require all employers in the United States to begin using E-Verify for all employers within 1 year. Rep. Mo...
MSU lands $7.2 million Army contract
Columbus Commercial Dispatch
MSU lands $7.2 million Army contract
By Alex Holloway
Mississippi State University has secured a competitive $7.2 million federal contract to help the U.S. Army test unmanned aircraft systems technologies.
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's (R-Mississippi) office...
Passenger Rail Service Back on Track for the Coast
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Passenger Rail Service Back on Track for the Coast
By Payton Malone
The project to bring Amtrak back to South Mississippi is back on track.
This afternoon, representatives from the Southern Rail Commission told the Biloxi City Council the funds for the project are close...