WLOX-TV Biloxi
$5.35M grant awarded for pedestrian bridge, tramway over Hwy 90 in Gulfport
By WLOX Staff
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A $5.35 million grant has been awarded to the Coast Transit Authority to fund the final phase of construction for a bridge over U.S. 90 in downtown Gulfport.
“As...
ABC News
Democrats lash out as GOP blocks gun measure amid shooting
By Mariam Khan
News of the Santa Clarita, California, school shooting broke Thursday just as Connecticut's two Democratic senators were making an emotional case for gun control on the Senate floor.
Sens. Richard Blumenthal and...
Associated Press
Navy to name ship after the late Sen. Cochran of Mississippi
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Navy will name a ship after the late Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, who was a Navy veteran.
Cochran’s successor, Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, said...
Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
Daylight Saving Time: Could Congress OK it permanently next year?
By Steven Lemongello
If passed by Congress the U.S. would simply spring forward an hour in March one year and just stay there forever.
Could this have been the last fall that America set its clocks back?
U...
WLOX-TV Biloxi
New bill aims to grow South Mississippi’s space industry
By WLOX Staff
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Stennis Space Center’s key role in our nation’s exploration of space may be expanding.
Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced the LIFT Act last week. The act’s full...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $5.35 MILLION GRANT FOR DOWNTOWN GULFPORT BRIDGE
Mississippi Department of Transportation to Receive Additional $5.68 Million for Transit Improvements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $5,351,155 grant to the Coast Transit Authority (CTA) to fund the final phase of construction for a 1,100-foot bridge over U.S. 90/Beach...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $1.98 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Rural Development Grants to Support Technology Installation Statewide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of $1,980,417 to support distance learning programs across the entire state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development will award the grants.
“These investments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
WITH HYDE-SMITH FIX, ENERGY COMMITTEE APPROVES GULF OF MEXICO REVENUE SHARING LEGISLATION
Miss. Senator Now Agrees to Cosponsor COASTAL Act to Increase Federal Offshore Revenue Payments to Mississippi
VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Discusses Amendment to Improve COASTAL Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to send an important Gulf of Mexico revenue sharing bill to the full Senate, but only after the measure included her amendment to prohibit use of funding for...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES U.S.-SOUTH KOREA RICE AGREEMENT AS GOOD FOR MISSISSIPPI PRODUCERS
Rice Pact Comes on Heels of China Agreement to Lift Ban on American Poultry Imports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed news of an agreement that could allow exports of rice grown in Mississippi to South Korea.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Tuesday announced the long-sought agreement by which South Korea will...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH LEAD EFFORT TO STUDY INSULIN AFFORDABILITY
Miss. Senators Introduce “Insulin Affordability Data Collection Act”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senators Tina Smith (R-Minn.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) to introduce the Insulin Affordability Data Collection Act.
The bipartisan legislation (S.2855) would direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete a comprehensive study of...
