Evers home first Mississippi civil rights site declared landmark
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson
Evers home first Mississippi civil rights site declared landmark
By Jerry Mitchell
The house where Medgar and Myrlie Evers lived with their family will receive a plaque Thursday recognizing its National Historic Landmark Designation.
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers House is...
Bill to designate Medgar Evers home national monument introduced
WAPT-TV Jackson
Bill to designate Medgar Evers home national monument introduced
By Adam McWilliams
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced a bill Monday that would make the home of slain civil rights icon Medgar Evers a national monument and would make...
NIH Funding Needs to Keep Rising, Senators Say
MedPage Today
NIH Funding Needs to Keep Rising, Senators Say
By Joyce Frieden
WASHINGTON -- Federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs to continue going up, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Senate committee that reviews the agency's funding, said Thursday.
"Both...
Mississippi Leaders On Jerusalem Embassy Opening
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Mississippi Leaders On Jerusalem Embassy Opening
By Ezra Wall
Mississippi's Congressional Delegation is responding to the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. MPB's Ezra Wall reports.
Mississippi's newest U.S. Senator calls Jerusalem "the cultural and...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith honor Mississippi’s fallen officers
News Mississippi
Wicker, Hyde-Smith honor Mississippi’s fallen officers
By Alex Paton
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith recognized National Police Week by offering tributes to three Mississippi law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
National Police Week...