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...
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...
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...
Legis1
Senators Press FERC on Who Pays for Data Center Power
By Legis1 Editorial · Edited by Mackenzie Prince, Joanne Levine
Why It Matters
All five members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, July 22...
The Chosun Daily
U.S. Honors 1.8 Million Korean War Veterans on 73rd Anniversary
Republican, Democratic lawmakers and officials commemorate sacrifices, reaffirm U.S.-South Korea alliance forged through shared sacrifice
By Kim Eun-joong
On July 27, the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War...
ForestLandowners.com
FLA Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of the Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
July 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Forest Landowners Association applauds Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and Representatives Cliff Bentz (R-OR) and Bennie...
Biomass Magazine
Merkley, Bentz introduce bill to expand RFS definition of renewable biomass
BY Erin Krueger
The Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 was introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on July 22. The bill aims to expand the Renewable Fuel...
Mississippi Independent
Hyde-Smith replaces late Sen. Graham on McConnell-led subcommittee
By R.L. Nave
Mississippi’s junior senator has a new assignment.
On July 22, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith accepted an appointment to the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, replacing Sen. Lindsey Graham, who...
Progressive Farmer
Rollins: Farm Aid Buys Time for Ag
Rollins Points to Ag Consolidation as Reason for Aid; Senators Seek Disaster Funds
By Jake Zajkowski, DTN Ag Policy Editor
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins joined military leaders on Tuesday to urge Senate...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Hyde-Smith appointed to Senate defense appropriations panel after Graham’s death
By J.T. Mitchell
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has been appointed to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, filling a vacancy created by the death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Gr...
