Pine Belt Region

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.32 MILLION IN PILT PAYMENTS 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 72 counties in Mississippi with tax-exempt, federal property will receive $2.32 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments for 2020.

The U.S. Department of the Interior issues the PILT payments to counties, with local officials retaining authority to allocate...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON LAW TO CHANGE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding Governor Tate Reeves signing legislation to change the state flag of Mississippi:

“Today Governor Reeves signed a law that says the new flag for the State of Mississippi shall bear the words ‘IN GOD WE TRUST.’  By boldly and publicly acknowledging our faith in God, we will continue to show the world the true heart of...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING ON LOUISIANA ABORTION LAW

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a Louisiana law requiring abortion clinics to have hospital admitting privileges, a ruling that also effectively negates a similar law in Mississippi.

“The Louisiana admitting privileges law, like ours in Mississippi, was based on providing for the health and welfare of...