HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS SWEEPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING LEGISLATION

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS SWEEPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING LEGISLATION

Senate Approves 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Includes Hyde-Smith Priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, today voted for a sweeping housing affordability measure that includes priority reforms she’s supported to address housing needs in rural America.

The 21st Century ROAD (Renewing Opportunity in...

Read More

Our View: High-speed internet plan helps bridge the gap

Meridian Star

Our View: High-speed internet plan helps bridge the gap

By Star Editorial   

Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday announced the state’s plan to bring high-speed internet to every part of the state received approval from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, bringing...

Read More

Fitch Joins Bipartisan Call for Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act

Darkhorse Press

Fitch Joins Bipartisan Call for Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act

By Therese Apel

JACKSON — Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general Tuesday in urging Congress to pass the federal Kids Online Safety Act, warning that social...

Read More

Arkansas senator expresses concern for declining duck populations

KAIT-TV Jonesboro, Ark.

Arkansas senator expresses concern for declining duck populations

By K8 Newsdesk

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Sen. John Boozman and other lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue supporting conservation...

Read More

NCC to press for Buying American Cotton Act in 2026

Farm Progress

NCC to press for Buying American Cotton Act in 2026

New farm bill helps cotton farmers but won’t guarantee profitability.

By Forrest Laws

At a Glance
•    U.S. cotton represents only 4 million of 20 million bales consumed domestically.
•    Buying American Cotton Act offers tax...

Read More

HYDE-SMITH OP-ED MAKES CASE FOR ‘BUYING AMERICAN COTTON ACT’

HYDE-SMITH OP-ED MAKES CASE FOR ‘BUYING AMERICAN COTTON ACT’

Miss. Senator Pens Opinion Piece Ahead of Ag Committee Hearing on Promoting U.S.-grown Ag Products

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agri-Pulse, an agricultural news source focused on food, fuel, fiber and farm policy coverage, today published an opinion piece written by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith that makes a case for the Buying American Cotton Act (S.1919), which she introduced last May.

The Hyde-Smith op-ed was published shortly before the...

Read More