Wood Central
US Senator Tells Housing Department to Make Mass Timber Mainstream
Mississippi Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith uses FY2027 appropriations hearing to press HUD Secretary Scott Turner on Forest Service, state commissions and builder engagement around mass timber for US affordable housing.
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Wyoming Livestock Roundup
National Beef Month: Support American producers and celebrate the beef industry during the month of May
By Wyoming Livestock Roundup
Each May, the U.S. observes National Beef Month to recognize the importance of the nation’s cattle industry and to celebrate hardworking...
National Parks Traveler
Congress Designates May 16 As National Kids To Parks Day
By NPT Staff
Congress has designated Saturday, May 16, as National Kids to Parks Day. The U.S. Senate unanimously approved the bipartisan resolution to encourage children and families across the country to spend more...
Houston (Texas) Chronicle
Cuts to housing programs in Texas, other states meets pushback in Congress
HUD Secretary Scott Turner, of Texas, has pushed cuts that activists warn will decimate housing programs for the homeless, seniors and low-income families.
By James Osborne
U.S. Housing and Urban...
WJTV-TV Jackson
24 Mississippi airports receive $20M for improvements
By Sethanie Smith
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Twenty-four municipal airfields in Mississippi were awarded more than $20 million for facility improvements.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the third round of...
Agri-Pulse
Agri-Pulse Open Mic: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith
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This week's Open Mic guest is U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. The Mississippi Republican was pleased to see a new farm bill proposal approved by the House and is eager to discuss policy options with other ag leaders...
Vicksburg Post
Senate legislation aims to bolster rural hospitals through Medicare payments
Measure would renew federal demonstration program supporting six participating Mississippi hospitals through alternative Medicare payment models.
Staff Reports
Mississippi’s rural hospitals could continue...
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Mississippi mom, teen brothers detained by ICE speak after release: ‘People came together'
By Martha Sanchez
Gail Baptiste is tired and relieved. She reunited last week with Israel and Max Makoka, the teenage brothers her family cares for, after they were released from...
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Hyde-Smith backs Senate rural health bill that would help six Mississippi hospitals
WXXV Staff
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is backing bipartisan legislation aimed at helping keep rural hospitals afloat.
Senate Bill 4460 would extend the Rural Community Hospital...
Perishable News
Support Builds for the Safer Shrimp Imports Act
By The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA)
At the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on “Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food,” lawmakers and experts discussed the Safer...
