SuperTalk Mississippi News
‘Cancer doesn’t care who you are’: Mississippian pushes federal lawmakers to prioritize research funding
By Caleb Salers
A Mississippian who lost her mother to cancer at a young age is hopeful that federal lawmakers will dedicate funding to research and prevention...
The Daily Mississippian
What the Protect College Sports Act means and what’s next
The Protect College Sports Act passed through the Senate two weeks ago, but it has many obstacles ahead before becoming law.
By Russ Eddins
The Protect College Sports Act (PCSA), which would bring sweeping changes...
Alcorn County News
Sen. Hyde-Smith Visits Baldwyn, Meets Manufacturers
Jon R Myers
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith visited Baldwyn on Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, and sat down at City Hall with Mayor Roslynn Clark, city officials, and representatives of local manufacturers. They talked about the city’s...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Mississippi rural hospitals receive $3.75 million to address staffing needs
By Griffin Ray
The federal government is sending millions of dollars to Mississippi to help healthcare providers maintain adequate staffing.
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced...
Progressive Farmer
Farm Bill Clears Senate Ag Panel
Farm Bill Clears Senate Committee After Procedural Dispute
By Jake Zajkowski, DTN Ag Policy Editor
PORTLAND, Maine (DTN) -- The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the 2026 farm bill on a 12-11 party-line vote Wednesday after resuming a...
RFD TV
Pork Producers Push for Prop 12 Action as Senate Farm Bill Advances Without Clear Fix
Pork producers had hoped the Senate farm bill would address the issue.
By Neal Burnette-Irwin, Marion Kirkpatrick
ST. PAUL, Minn. (RFD News) — Pork producers are raising concerns after the Senate farm...
RFD TV
Farm Bill 2.0 Clears Committee: Sen. Hyde-Smith Breaks Down Key Provisions Ahead of Floor Debate
Sen. Hyde-Smith of Mississippi discusses the Farm Bill and the issues she expects lawmakers to address as the legislation moves forward.
By Tony St. James, Marion Kirkpatrick, David Nelson
WAS...
DeSoto Times-Tribune
Ashleigh Parker visits Capitol Hill to lobby for better cancer treatment access
By Mark Randall
An Olive Branch cancer survivor was on Capitol Hill this week to advocate for more funding for cancer research and greater access to clinical trials.
Ashleigh Parker, who is a...
Timber Processing
The Lumber Manufactory Opens First Sawmill In Mississippi
Timber Processing
A Washington, D.C.-based startup with roots in aerospace, defense and autonomous-vehicle technology has opened its first sawmill in northeast Miss., betting more than $15 million that a faster, tech...
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Mississippi senators support research bill that would strengthen coastal research
WXXV Staff
Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde Smith are among the sponsors of the Cooperative Institute Act of 2026.
The bill would codify NOAA’s cooperative institutes program, providing long...
