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...
Brownfield Ag News
Cotton tax credit bill gaining momentum in Congress, NCC says support growing
By Carah Hart Filed
The vice president of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council says a bill incentivizing the use of U.S. – grown cotton through tax credits continues to build support...
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...
Mississippi State University News
Cancer-detecting breakthrough earns MSU’s Scott national ‘American Innovator’ recognition
Colleen Scott (OPA photo)
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University chemist Colleen Scott has been selected for the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s 2026...
Agri-Pulse
Agri-Pulse Open Mic: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Duration: 21:20
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...
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...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Scammers charging ice storm victims $150 to fill out loan paperwork, MEMA says
By Caleb Salers
Mississippians affected by Winter Storm Fern are encouraged to be on the alert for scammers charging people to fill out disaster assistance applications.
The Mississippi...
Mississippi State University News
Senator Hyde-Smith’s support ‘instrumental’ as MSU cuts ribbon on new Livestock Evaluation Laboratory
Contact: Vanessa Beeson
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment...
Sugar Producer Magazine
Farm Bill 2.0: Built For Farmers With More Than 100 Bipartisan Measures
Published online: Jul 29, 2026
Washington — U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) recently released the discussion draft for Farm Bill 2.0 that...
