News Mississippi
Women’s Right to Vote: “A monumental victory for equality, justice, and America.”
By Andi Davis
100 years ago today, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote.
In honor of the historic event, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation and said the...
US Ag Net
Roberts Leads Letter to Urge School Meal Flexibility
Iowa Ag Connection - 08/18/2020
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Monday sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to urge the Department to...
The Clinton Courier
Women won the right to vote 100 years ago & continue to make progress
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
In 1980, I voted in my first presidential election. I remember the feeling of excitement walking into my local polling location in Monticello, Mississippi. I was...
Vicksburg Post
House bill calls for removing Confederate monuments from national parks
By John Surratt
Erected in 1909 in the Vicksburg National Military Park, the Mississippi Memorial “represents various actions of the Mississippi troops during the Siege of Vicksburg.” And, if a bill that...
News Mississippi
Mississippi delegation reacts to historic peace agreement between UAE and Israel
By Andi Davis
President Donald Trump has announced a peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Trump said, “By uniting two of America’s closest and most capable partners in the...
WAPT-TV Jackson
Road to becoming police officer different during pandemic
By Allie Ware Morning Anchor/Reporter
BRANDON, Miss. — The newest police officers from around the state graduated Thursday from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy.
Seven weeks of grueling training...
Meridian Star
Opinion: Great American Outdoors Act brings jobs to Mississippi
By Justin Brooks, The Nature Conservancy in Mississippi
Mississippi has been blessed with beautiful public lands for those of us who enjoy escaping reality to spend the morning hunting with an old friend, a weekend...
Smithsonian Magazine
Women Senators Reflect on the 100th Anniversary of Suffrage
Twenty-four lawmakers shared testimonials with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
By Meilan Solly, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM
When suffragist Jeannette Rankin was elected to the United States House of...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES WANT ABORTION PILL CLASSIFIED AS HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH
Lawmakers Urge FDA Commissioner to Remove Abortion Pill from U.S. Market
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 20 Senators urging Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn to exercise FDA authority to classify the abortion pill Mifeprex (or mifepristone) as an “imminent hazard to the public health” that poses a “significant...
HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES FOR EXPANDED AVIATION WORKFORCE TRAINING
Miss. Senator Joins Bipartisan Push for USDOT, FAA to Implement Two Workforce Grant Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined a bipartisan push for full implementation of two aviation workforce grant programs created by Congress in 2018 to expand the development of the next generation of aircraft pilots and maintenance technicians.
Hyde-Smith is among 20 Senators who signed a letter to...
