Northside Sun, Jackson
Planned Parenthood Received $80 Million From CARES Act Funds In Violation Of Law
By Steve Wilson
Most of the Mississippi congressional delegation joined 33 senators and 92 representatives in a letter demanding an investigation into how 37 Planned Parenthood affiliates...
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Mississippi Rural Health Centers to Receive $9.2 Million for COVID-19 Testing
By PRESS RELEASE
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provided $225 million to Rural Health Clinics...
Aberdeen (S.D.) News
Ranch group grateful for swift Senate action to fix broken cattle markets
May 19, 2020
BILLINGS, Mont. — On May 12, U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT), along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Tina Smith (D...
Vicksburg Post
Flaggs believes city may avoid drastic action to balance budget
By John Surratt
Early revenue projections and potential state and federal assistance could mean Vicksburg’s financial picture may not be as bleak as initially thought, Mayor George Flaggs said Monday.
He discussed the...
The Northside Sun, Jackson
SMART Act Could Provide $500 Billion For Local Governments And Free Up Other Federal Funds For Relief
By Steve Wilson
A bill in the U.S. Senate could provide $500 billion in funds to state, local and tribal governments and remove restrictions on previously passed...
The Hill
Bipartisan Senate group offers new help to state, local governments
By Jordain Carney
A bipartisan group of senators are introducing a bill on Monday to provide hundreds of billions in new funding to state and local governments that have been hit hard by the spread of the coronavirus.
...
CQ Roll Call
State, local virus aid bill gains bipartisan momentum
By Paul M. Krawzak, CQ
New bipartisan legislation would provide $500 billion in aid to state and local governments, territories and tribes to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, with the smallest communities in line for a direct...
Y’all Politics
Mississippi Republican delegation votes against HEROES Act, Proxy Voting
By Frank Corder
The U.S. House of Representatives returned last week to debate two pieces of legislation, H. Res. 965 and H.R. 6800. H. Res. 965 is what Republicans have termed as the Proxy Voting Scheme 2.0...
National Religious Broadcasters
U.S. Senators Urge Leadership to Consider Nonprofits, Churches in Next Relief Proposal
By NRB Staff
Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Angus King (I-Maine) sent a bipartisan letter last week to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader...
Vicksburg Post
Warren County receives federal food and shelter program funds
By John Surratt
United Way of West Central Mississippi will be the beneficiary of almost $60,000 in federal emergency shelter and food money to help the homeless and provide food for those in need.
The money is part of...
