Pine Belt Region

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $32 MILLION FOR YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS, $13 MILLION FOR ARKABUTLA LAKE

Army Corps FY2025 Work Plan Includes $136.5 Million Overall for Miss. Flood Control, Port Dredging, Other Water Resources-Related Works  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directing $136.5 million in FY2025 appropriations to Mississippi for work on 30 projects, including $32 million for mitigation requirements and pre...

HYDE-SMITH LOOKS TO EXTEND, IMPROVE CSP & EQIP, POPULAR USDA CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 

Miss. Witness Advocates for Programs Used in the Magnolia State for Soil Improvement, Flood Control

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Seeks Input on the Future of Popular USDA Conservation Programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today tackled the need to improve U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs that are popular among Mississippi producers and communities to improve...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT

Cosponsors Bill to Modernize Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to Ease Affordable Housing Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, recently threw her support behind legislation to expand and strengthen a federal tax credit that has helped Mississippi build more affordable housing.

Hyde-Smith is among the 29 original...