HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.9 MILLION FOR CONTINUED RECOVERY FROM TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR & WINTER STORM FERN

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.9 MILLION FOR CONTINUED RECOVERY FROM TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR & WINTER STORM FERN

Two Federal Highway Administration Grants Will Provide Aid Statewide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the award of two grants totaling $5.9 million to help Mississippi continue recovery work associated with Tropical Storm Arthur and Winter Storm Fern.

The...

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What the Protect College Sports Act means and what’s next

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...

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Three area hospitals to receive part of $24.75M federal grant

Laurel Leader-Call

Three area hospitals to receive part of $24.75M federal grant

From staff reports
 
Three area rural hospitals were among 20 statewide that will receive federal grant funding through a program created to help them sustain their workforces and continue to provide care, Sen. Cindy...

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Farm Bill Clears Senate Ag Panel

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...

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Interstate project could connect rural MS to cities across the South

Jackson Clarion-Ledger

Interstate project could connect rural MS to cities across the South

By Bea Anhuci

  • The planned Interstate 14 will span over 1,300 miles from Georgia to Texas, connecting military bases and manufacturing hubs.
  • Proponents say the new highway will boost rural economies and...
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