Associated Press
Mississippi grieves the death of former Gov. William Winter
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi leaders are remembering former Gov. William Winter as a champion for education, advocate for improving race relations and supporter of the state Department of...
Y’all Politics
Congress reaches agreement on new COVID-19 relief package. See what’s in it.
By Frank Corder - December 21, 2020
Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that is also tied into a $1.4 trillion spending bill that funds the federal...
Radiology Business
‘Unconscionable’: Nearly 80 medical societies endorse new Senate bill to address radiology Medicare cuts
By Marty Stempniak
Almost 80 medical societies are endorsing a recently released Senate bill aimed at addressing Medicare cuts to radiology and other physician specialties...
KARK-TV Little Rock, Ark.
Legislation to stop Medicare physician payment cuts introduced by Boozman, Colleagues
By Chris Counts
WASHINGTON – Republican U.S. Senators John Boozman, Tom Cotton, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Kevin Cramer, and Susan Collins introduced legislation to prevent planned physician...
Associated Press
Attorney confirmed as federal judge in south Mississippi
By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed a 37-year-old attorney who has been involved in Republican politics as a new federal district judge for the southern half of Mississippi.
T...
Pine Belt News, Hattiesburg
Medgar And Myrlie Evers Home Officially Established As National Monument
On Thu, 12/10/2020 - 11:35 AM
Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the establishment of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi as...
Associated Press
Home of civil rights icon Evers named as a national monument
By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The historic home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument, the U.S. interior secretary and members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation...
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith gives Thanksgiving message
By WXXV Staff
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith issued a message for the Thanksgiving holiday encouraging Mississippians to remain optimistic throughout the pandemic.
Hyde-Smith asks the public to “recommit ourselves to giving...
Vicksburg Post
Deadline looms for public input on backwater pump project
By John Surratt
As the deadline for public comment nears, officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District report receiving a large number of people have responded to its Supplemental Environmental Impact...
Real Clear Politics
COMMENTARY: Election of Pro-Life Women Shows Tide Is Turning
By Marjorie Dannenfelser
Move over, Nancy Pelosi: Pro-life women are driving the new Republican surge in Congress – an unmistakable rebuke to Democrats’ radical abortion agenda.
With several races still too close...
