Washington Post
Hearing for Haaland, first Native American pick to run Interior Dept., focuses on fossil fuels
Leaders of the Senate Energy Committee, both from oil-producing states, grilled Deb Haaland on Biden’s opposition to new drilling leases on federal land
By Darryl Fears
The Senate...
Laurel Leader-Call
Record number of women in legislatures across nation
By Rebekah Staples
“Anything you can do, I can do better; I can do anything better than you.”
Some of you may recall these playful lyrics from the musical “Annie Get Your Gun.” In the show, sharpshooters Annie Oakley and...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Contract awarded to provide food to military installations in Mississippi and Louisiana
NEWS
WASHINGTON (WJTV) – On Monday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced a $86.1 million Defense Logistics Agency contract to Merchants Foodservice in Jackson to provide food to...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Hyde-Smith joins bill ensuring sports teams are based on ‘reproductive biology’
By Josh Carter
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has co-signed a bill that she says would “protect athletic opportunities for female athletes.”
The Protection of Women and Girls in...
Correo Diplomatico Saharaui
Inhofe and Leahy at the head of 25 colleagues to urge Biden to reverse Western Sahara's wrong decision
February 18, 2021
U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) And Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Today led 25 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter urging President Biden to...
Ouachita (La.) Citizen
Kennedy, Scott, colleagues introduce legislation to protect faith-based foster care providers
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) recently joined Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and fellow senators in introducing the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act to prorect child welfare providers...
KTVX-TV Salt Lake City, Utah
Senator Lee cosponsors bill prohibiting taxpayer-funded gender reassignment medical interventions
By Addy Bink
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABC4) – Utah Senator Mike Lee is co-sponsoring a bill that would prohibit taxpayer-funded gender reassignment medical interventions.
The...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Hyde-Smith Teams with Tenn. Sen. Blackburn to Offer Alternative to Biden Infrastructure Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to introduce legislation to remove barriers for rural areas in need of federal infrastructure assistance—a plan that stands as a stark alternative to the Biden administration’s infrastructure approach involving...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Mississippi Delegation asks IRS to clear tax return backlog
NEWS
WASHINGTON (WJTV) – The Mississippi Delegation sent a letter on Friday to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). They urged the agency to clear a large backlog of 2019 tax returns before the 2020 tax...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Mississippi gets $20 million to address mental health & substance abuse
By Steven Gagliano
Mississippi will receive over $20.5 million of federal funding to address mental health and substance abuse problems.
Announced by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, the state will...
